Welcome to The Western Front Association: dedicated to the study of The Great War 1914-18

Welcome to The Western Front Association

The Western Front Association (WFA) was formed with the aim of furthering interest in The Great War of 1914-1918. We also aim to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of all those who served their countries in France and Flanders and their own countries during The Great War.

Established in 1980 by noted military historian John Giles, the W...

The passing of Tony Spagnoly

It is with great sadness that I must inform members of the death of Tony Spagnoly.

Tony had suffered a serious fall which resulted in his admission to hospital. Three days after his admission he sadly passed away.

All our thoughts are with his family at this most trying of times. He will be sadly missed by all members of The Western Front Association...

WFA "Stand To" No 83

" Stand To " is the journal of the Western Front Association. It is published three times a year in Dec/Jan, April/May and Aug/Sept and is distributed free to current subscribed members of the WFA.

The Editor is always prepared to consider original articles for publication.

Contents of Edition 83

Communication Lines 2-3

Hades' Henchmen 4-11

Discipli...

WFA Bulletin No 81

The Bulletin is the in-house magazine of the WFA. It is published three times a year in February/March, June/July and October/November and distributed free to subscribed members of the WFA. The Editor will consider news items from any source, but preference will always be given to WFA members, who should state their membership number, name and a...

Front Forum Goes Live

The WFA's Forum - "Front Forum" is now live.

You can find it here: Front Forum . You can also link to the Forum via the Resources menu on the home page of the WFA website.

The Forum is an online resource not only for WFA members but for all visitors to our website to discuss matters of mutual interest about The Great War. You do not have to be a member...

Remembrance Day 2008

Major changes to the WFA running order at this year's Cenotaph Ceremony.

Our own usual Cenotaph ceremony will be completely absorbed in the MOD's event. This event will focus on the three remaining Great War veterans who will lay specially-designed wreaths . Large screens in Trafalgar Square and Whitehall, plus outside BBC TV broadcasts, will maximis... Read more...

Mapping the Front

The Western Front Association

in partnership with

The Imperial War Museum

The Western Front Association, together with the Imperial War Museum (IWM) in London, is involved in a joint project to produce a series of DVDs of trench maps and aerial photographs from the IWM archives. This project, called Mapping the Front, aims to create a set of themed DV...

WFA News Headlines

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Land Warfare

British Army Strengths

Article from Stand To! Number 45, 1996

1st August 1914

The establishment and actual strengths of the British Army

	Establishment	Actual
Regular Army	256,798	247,432
Army Reserve	145,000	145,347
Special Reserve	80,120	63,933
Channel Islands and Militia etc	5,742	5...

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Naval Warfare

The Battles of the Beaches of Gallipoli in the Great War (Part 2)

The Suvla Bay Beachhead

By the summer of 1915, no notable progress had been achieved at either Cape Helles or Anzac Cove where the ANZAC were penned in under very difficult conditions of trench warfare. Casualties were beginning to soar due to the hea...

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