• Pension Records

    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 (Public)

    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

    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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  • Opens Today : A Great War Exhibition of Prints for Sale by Abbot & Holder in Collaboration with the Imperial War Museum

    Opens Today : A Great War Exhibition of Prints for Sale by Abbot & Holder in Collaboration with the Imperial War Museum

    Explore original prints from renowned First World War artists at Abbot & Holder. Today marks the opening of an excep…

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  • Announcing the full line up of speakers for the London Pride Conference on 15 June

    Announcing the full line up of speakers for the London Pride Conference on 15 June

    The Western Front Association is delighted to be hosting the London Pride Conference on 15 June. The event aims to provi…

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  • Remembering Philip Guest who passed away on Sunday

    Remembering Philip Guest who passed away on Sunday

    Phil Guest passed away on Sunday 5 May. He was one month short of his 100th birthday. Philip was a longstanding member o…

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  • Remembering Teddy Noyes

    Remembering Teddy Noyes

    It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of founder member number 12, Teddy Noyes  A tribute will be in th…

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  • All Bar the Shouting

    All Bar the Shouting

    It is now over a year since the passing of Rob Thompson who was well known to many members not just though his articles,…

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  • Newly republished: World War 1914-1918 A Pictured History

    Newly republished: World War 1914-1918 A Pictured History

    As part of our ongoing commitment to make historical magazines once more available to members of The Western Front Assoc…

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  • I Was There: 'The Antwerp Adventure'

    I Was There: 'The Antwerp Adventure'

    We are delighted to announce that a new 'chapter' of recordings has just been started, with a new 'playlist' being creat…

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  • Stand To! March 2024 Number: 133 Editor's Introduction and contents

    Stand To! March 2024 Number: 133 Editor's Introduction and contents

    From the Matt Leonard, Editor Stand To!  Welcome to the (slightly delayed) first Stand To! of 2024. My apologies for …

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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.

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  • Charles Edward Shrimpton, Worcestershire Regiment 1919 – 1952, a talk by Pete MacCormac

    Charles Edward Shrimpton, Worcestershire Regiment 1919 – 1952, a talk by Pete MacCormac

    17 May 2024 19:30 Worcestershire & Herefordshire

    Pete is a member of our branch and creates talks about members of his and his wife’s families and last year gave a talk …

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  • Rather A Big Bang - Nigel Crompton

    Rather A Big Bang - Nigel Crompton

    17 May 2024 19:30 Midlands (East)

    Nigel will be making his first visit to the branch and his talk will look at munitions factory explosions and Health &am…

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  • 'The 'Voie Sacrée' - Verdun' with Roy Larkin

    'The 'Voie Sacrée' - Verdun' with Roy Larkin

    18 May 2024 14:00 Birmingham

    We have had a change of speaker. Rather than a talk on the role of Chaplains during the First World War, Roy Larkin will…

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  • An Artist goes to War - a presentation with Rene Hulme

    An Artist goes to War - a presentation with Rene Hulme

    18 May 2024 14:30 Ox & Bucks

    Rene (Catherine) Hulme will talk to us on the subject 'An Artist goes to War'. Both the First and Second World Wars will…

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  • 'No.16 Squadron RFC - The Great War History of an Army Cooperation Squadron' with Colin Buxton

    'No.16 Squadron RFC - The Great War History of an Army Cooperation Squadron' with Colin Buxton

    19 May 2024 14:00 Scotland (South)

    Colin Buxton's presentation covers the history of the Army Cooperation role seen through the experiences of one unit: No…

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  • The Life and Death of LEIGH ROOSE Sportsman and Soldier by Spencer Vignes

    The Life and Death of LEIGH ROOSE Sportsman and Soldier by Spencer Vignes

    20 May 2024 19:45 Tyneside

    In 1914 Leigh Roose, the first superstar of modern-day football, went off to join the war effort serving in the Mediterr…

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  • 'Faithful and True: Lt-Col Edwin Richardson and the British War Dog School' Luci Gosling.

    'Faithful and True: Lt-Col Edwin Richardson and the British War Dog School' Luci Gosling.

    20 May 2024 20:00 Southend on Sea

    A look at the role of dogs during the Great War with particular emphasis on the pioneering work of EH Richardson and his…

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  • Survey and Mapping on the Western Front.

    Survey and Mapping on the Western Front.

    30 May 2024 20:00 Thames Valley

    Dr John Peaty - Survey and Mapping on the Western Front. The First World War saw a massive, unprecedented mapping and s…

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  • 'Sir John Monash' with Paul Cobb

    'Sir John Monash' with Paul Cobb

    31 May 2024 19:30 Devon and Cornwall

    Paul Cobb will be taking about Sir John Monash, examining his life before, during and after World War One. Featured Imag…

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  • 'We Dusted Them Off Good - The German Army on the Somme 1914-1916' with Alastair Fraser

    'We Dusted Them Off Good - The German Army on the Somme 1914-1916' with Alastair Fraser

    01 Jun 2024 14:00 Scotland (Tayside)

    Alastair Fraser's talk titled 'We dusted them off good' - The German Army on the Somme 1914-16' is an examination of the…

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  • Women’s Football and the British Army. From the Great War to the Present Day

    Women’s Football and the British Army. From the Great War to the Present Day

    22 May 2024 18:30

    Join a panel of experts at the National Army Museum as they discuss the historic relationship between women’s football a…

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  • 3 Day Event - The Way Back Experience at Passchendaele Museum 1917

    3 Day Event - The Way Back Experience at Passchendaele Museum 1917

    24 May 2024 18:00

    Over the weekend of the 24th to 26th May 2024, the Passchendaele Museum 1917 in partnership with the University of Cante…

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  • London Pride Conference: The London Territorial Force in Peace and War, 1908-1921

    London Pride Conference: The London Territorial Force in Peace and War, 1908-1921

    15 Jun 2024 09:30

    Doors Open at 9.30 (conference starts at 10.00) to 16.30. The London Pride Conference in 2024 aims to offer a comprehen…

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  • The WFA National Tour - From Retreat to the Aisne

    The WFA National Tour - From Retreat to the Aisne

    21 Jun 2024 08:30

    Tour Dates: 21 June - 24 June 2024 Price Per Person: £750:00  Single Supplement: £125:00   Hotel: Hotel Ibis Soissons…

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  • The WFA National Tour - Artois 1915

    The WFA National Tour - Artois 1915

    27 Sep 2024 08:30

    Tour Dates: 27 - 30 September 2024    Price Per Person: £750:00 (£125:00 Single Supplement) Hotel: Holiday Inn, Centra…

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Born in Draughton, Yorkshire in 1898 Son of Joseph Holgate (a limestone quarryman) from Yorkshire and Elizabeth. At the 1901 Census three-year-old Dennis was living with his parents in Draughton, North Yorkshire with his 9 month old brother Frederick and two boarders - both working in the quarry alongside Joseph. At the 1911 Census,…

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17 May 1917 :  Gnr Dennis Albert Holgate
Pension Records

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 articl…

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The Latest WWI Podcast

The Latest WWI Podcast

The Western Front Association's podcasts are an eclectic mix of themed interviews with experts in their particular fields which shine a light into areas of the first world war which are sometimes over…

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World War I Book Reviews

World War I Book Reviews

First World War book reviews by academics, amateur historians, Western Front Association members and keen readers.

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World War I Articles

World War I Articles

Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some are were first published in Stand To! or Bulletin, others have been researched and written for the web. If you w…

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