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Pension Records
As members of The Western Front Association will know, in 2012 the WFA stepped in to save from destruction over six million pension records of men who served in the Great War. Below are various articles...
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TrenchMapper
This portal enables users to study thousands of trench maps from the First World War. To benefit from the full capabilities of this, members can use the full version in the members area of the website...
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Stereoscope
Stereoscopic, or 3D, photography was very popular at the time of the Great War. Use the Filter function to select your area of interest from the thousands of images from the conflict that are available here...
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Cenotaph 2024: Live Stream of the WFA's commemorations
Whilst we would like as many members as possible to attend the Armistice Day commemoration this year at the Cenotaph...
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Commemoration of the arrival of the Unknown Warrior
On the evening of 10 November 1920 a train pulled into Platform 8 of London’s Victoria Station. An honour guard and d...
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At the Crack of Dawn - Air-Raiding before Breakfast, by Fl-Lt Harold Rosher, Mar 24 1915
The Western Front Association's widely acclaimed series of accounts extracted from 'I Was There!' continues with the...
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'Hidden' bridge at Aldershot is now a listed building
When most of us think about portable military bridges (which, we accept, is perhaps not a frequent thought that pops...
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Historic recognition for Great War Māori soldiers
Recently King Charles III approved a recommendation to award over twenty battle honours to Te Hokowhitu a Tū – the Ne...
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Armistice Day Commemorations 2024: An invitation to members of the WFA to attend at the Cenotaph
This year, Armistice Day - 11 November - falls on a Monday and, as always, The Western Front Association will be mar...
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NEW ONLINE COURSE: The Imperial Forces on the Western Front: A Comprehensive Study
The Western Front Association is delighted to have partnered with the University of Kent to produce The Imperial For...
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Bookings for Lunch at The Admiralty Pub 11th November now being taken
Please book your lunch for the 11th November via the WFA shop. Lunch at The Admiralty Pub, Trafalgar Square (altern...
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Benefits of Membership
The Western Front Association was formed in 1980 with the purpose of furthering interest in the history of the First World War of 1914-1918. We also aim to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of all those who served, on all sides, across all theatres and fronts, on land, at sea and in the air and at home, during the Great War. The Western Front Association is non-political and does not seek to glorify war. For a modest annual subscription, our members receive a wide range of benefits including our regular, high-quality publications Stand To! and Bulletin six times a year, access to the Stand To! archive, Gun Fire Archive, Military Factsheets and Pension Records database. In particular, belonging to The Western Front Association provides you with the opportunity of meeting like-minded people to learn, share, explore and exchange information and knowledge of the First World War in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
Join The WFA
Our aims are 'Remembrance and Sharing the History of the Great War'. You get 6 magazines per year. Currently there is a 3 extra months Free offer - ask office for details. For more information on how to join and what membership options are available, please click the button below.
For all enquiries, please contact the office:
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'Special forces during the Great War' by Dr James Prichett
12 Nov 2024 19:20 Kent (North West)
Caption: A Rolls Royce armoured car in the desert (Courtesy: IWM Q24318) About this talk: This challenges the notion...
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CWGC - Gardening the World - Andy Day
13 Nov 2024 19:30 Somerset
CWGC - Gardening the World _ Andy Day The Commonwealth War Graves Commission are responsible for the maintenance of...
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'A Long Way from France & Flanders - Experiences of British Military Personnel in South Russia 1916-1920' - Alan Wake...
13 Nov 2024 19:45 Essex
After a long break we welcome the return of Alan Wakefield to Hatfield Peverel. This talk covers the RNAS armoured c...
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‘The curious case of Mr. Herbert Mowle Kendal’ by Paul Handford
15 Nov 2024 19:30 Worcestershire & Herefordshire
This talk was inspired by the 2012 purchase of a group of British and French WW1 medals, to a Mr. Herbert Mowle Kenda...
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'Who Killed Captain Duncan Martin 20th Brigade on 1 July 1916?' with Ross Beadle
16 Nov 2024 14:00 Birmingham
It is one of the best-known stories of 1st July. Captain Duncan Martin of the 9th Devonshire's makes a plasticene mod...
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'The Quintinshill Rail Disaster' with David Carter
16 Nov 2024 14:00 Scotland (Tayside)
The Quintinshill Rail Disaster happened on 22nd May 1915. This talk examines the events surrounding the multi train r...
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The London Omnibus on the Home Front in WW1 - a talk by Roy Larkin
16 Nov 2024 14:30 Ox & Bucks
We welcome Roy again to the Branch when he will discuss 'The London Omnibus on the Home Front'. Roy's talk will incl...
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Russia and the First World War - a talk by Professor Evan Mawdsley
17 Nov 2024 14:00 Scotland (South)
Delegates from both sides around the table during the peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk in December 1917.Image: IWM...
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LAUGH OR FLY: speaker Peter Hart
18 Nov 2024 19:45 Tyneside
The airmen lived their lives amidst a strange dichotomy as they moved from safety to dire danger, and back again in a...
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'Fighting Spirit - Patrolling and Raiding with the West Yorks 1917-18' by Fraser Skirrow
20 Nov 2024 19:45 Surrey
'Fighting Spirit - Patrolling and Raiding with the West Yorks 1917-18' by Fraser Skirrow This talk looks at the routi...
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Beaumont Hamel - 51st (Highland) Division and Hawthorn Crater Commemorations
13 Nov 2024 10:30
On the 13th November 1916, in one of the final engagements of the Battle of the Somme, the 51st (Highland) Division a...
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Digital summit: War and morality – US National WWI Museum and Memorial
15 Nov 2024 10:00
The US National WWI Museum and Memorial’s annual symposia will continue with this year’s inaugural digital summit, Wa...
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ONLINE: The Rush to Arms in 1914
18 Nov 2024 20:00
The presentation will be live and online. One of the most commonplace assumptions about the outbreak of the First Wo...
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The 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Gallipoli 12th August 1915: Truth & Myth
26 Nov 2024 19:30
A talk by Steve Smith Tuesday 26th November, 1930 hours UK time On 12th August 1915 the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regim...
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ONLINE: The Making of a Hero : James Neville Marshall VC, MC and Bar, Chevalier de L’Ordre de Léopold, Croix de Guerre
02 Dec 2024 20:00
The presentation will be live and online. In the Great War James Marshall served first in the Belgian Army and then...
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ONLINE: Haig's Doctrine and Command Philosophy
16 Dec 2024 20:00
The presentation will be live and online. This talk by Phil Watson will look at three key elements of Haig's and th...
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ONLINE: 'I am going to be an Admiral': The life and times of Roger Keyes
30 Dec 2024 20:00
The presentation will be live and online. When a confident young master Keyes told his father, a Major General in t...
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ONLINE: Austria-Hungary in Cartoonists' Crosshairs
06 Jan 2025 20:00
The presentation will be live and online. The First World War was fought not only on the battlefield, but in artist...
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ONLINE: Morale and Sensemaking on the Western Front
13 Jan 2025 20:00
The presentation will be live and online. On the Western Front, soldiers suffered some of the worst conditions that...
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ONLINE: Exploring the estate: teasing out the meanings of the architecture and horticulture of the Imperial War Grave...
27 Jan 2025 20:00
The presentation will be live and online. The architecture and horticultural of the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War...
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August Ölz was born on 1 September 1896 in the South TyrolCalled into service in mid-1915, August was, after a spell in Serbia, destined to spend the remainder of his war as part of a mountain artillery battery based on the Italian Front. August was killed in action near Tezze, Italy on 12 November 1917 and buried nearby at the time. August's remains...
Pension Records
As members of The Western Front Association will know, in 2012 the WFA stepped in to save from destruction over six million pension records of men who served in the Great War. Below are various art...
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