Current Projects
Cuerden Hall Auxiliary Military Hospital
​& Local Medical Services in the Great War 
During the Great War, Cuerden Hall was used as an auxiliary military hospital. The hospital treated more than 700 injured soldiers. Many women and some men volunteered for service with the Red Cross and St. John Ambulance
IWM War Memorials Register
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Many of the memorials listed on this website are either not on the register or their details need updating. WFA Leyland and Central Lancashire will undertake this work beginning in 2020
Tracing the Belgian Refugees
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Tracing the Belgian Refugees is a digital humanities project funded by the AHRC and run by colleagues at the Universities of Leeds, Leuven and UCL, which traces and records Belgian refugees who came to the UK during the First World War. 
Past Projects
South Ribble WW1 Memorial
The South Ribble World War 1 Memorial was unveiled and dedicated on 11 Nov 2015. Charles O'Donnell and other historians traced the men on it. Video by RT Productions for South Ribble Council
Our Lives
Our Lives is a multimedia experience created by The Creative Network and South Ribble Borough Council. Charles O'Donnell of WFA Leyland & Central Lancashire was a contributor. Video by RT Productions for South Ribble Council
John McNamara VC Stone
On 2nd September 2018, on the eve of the one-hundredth anniversary of the events that were to win him the VC, the Corporal John McNamara VC paving stone was unveiled in his home village of Bamber Bridge (‘Brig’) near Preston, Lancashire. 
Articles
Preston & Central Lancashire WFA
© Preston & Central Lancashire Western Front Association 2020
The WFA was formed in 1980 to maintain interest in the First World War (1914-1918). We work to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of all, from all sides, on all Fronts: on land, at sea, in the air and on the Home Front. The WFA is non-political and does not seek to glorify war.