Welcome to the COBWFA Website

We are the Central Ontario Branch of the Western Front Association. The purpose of the Western Front Association is to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of those, of both sides, who served their country in France and Flanders (Belgium) during the Great War. The WFA has about 6,000 members worldwide with branches in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United States. Memberships are great gifts any time - see "Join Us" item on the left.

LIVES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Meeting location info

Newcastle Village Community Hall (click for map) is at 20 King Avenue West in Newcastle, Ontario, Canada on the north-west corner of Mill and King Street (Hwy 2). From Toronto, take highway 401 East to Mill Street (exit 440) in Newcastle. The Mill Street exit is just two minutes east of Hwy 35. On Mill Street, drive north about 2 kilometres to King Street (Hwy 2). The meetings are in the Council Chambers, upstairs. Meet and greet 0930 to 1030.

START STUDYING TRENCH ORDERS!

****************

WW1 Canadians in Syria, Iraq and Iran - Far From the Western Front

Help find Hilda and her Soldier! Click picture for details

THE VIMY GUN RESTORATION PROJECT NOW

REPORTED HERE FIRST!

The Diary of Pte Butt

Trench Detectives - WW1 Studies from Youtube

Recent issues of the Maple Leaf are excellent. You can get one and more throughout the year by joining the Central Ontario Branch of the Western Front. Details at JOIN US above. Samples below.
Click each image for the sample article
See Western Front Raiders (if you find an original WW1 memoir linked on line please send to "info@cobfwfa.ca") On April 14 we met Andy Robertshaw Historian Built 60 Foot WW1 Trench in His Garden
	On 24 Nov 2012 Author Allan Lougheed presented his latest publication...Too Many Heroes, Volume 1. An in depth look at the 1st gas attacks at 2nd Battle of Ypres. The first use of chlorine gas on the Western Front, at the Second Battle of Ypres on 22 April 1915, ushered in the use poison gas during the First World War. Lacking gas masks, the French soldiers of the 45e Algerienne and 87e Territoriale divisions who faced the German attack retreated precipitously. It has often been suggested that the French soldiers retreated from the chlorine because they were poorly motivated and indisciplined. The war diaries tell a different story: the Joyeux who fought with the 45e Division were hand-picked men, and since mobilization had achieved an impressive combat record. They had gone to war determined to carry on the heroic tradition of their corps, but the Great War would create too many heroes. Available on AMAZON.CA HERE