World War I: The Great War » Societies & Groups

American Battle Monuments Commission

The ABMC is responsible for commemorating the services of the American Armed Forces through the establishment of suitable memorial shrines; operating & maintaining permanent American military burial grounds in foreign countries. Web site includes detailed descriptions of overseas cemeteries & searchable databases of war dead.

Australian Light Horse Association

The ALHA's aim is to preserve the history and tradition of the Australian Light Horse and its predecessors.

Dansk Milit

Danish Military Historical Society.

Great War Centenary Association - Brantford, Brant County, Six Nations

A not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the contributions of the men and women from the surrounding area in Canada who served with distinction in the First World War.

Military Historical Society of Australia

The Military Historical Society of Australia, publisher of the quarterly journal Sabretache, encourages the pursuit of study and research in military history, customs, traditions, dress, arms, equipment and kindred matters; the promotion of public interest and knowledge in these subjects, and the preservation of historical military objects with particular reference to the armed forces of Australia.

Oorlogsgravenstichting - OGS

The Netherlands War Graves Foundation.

Order of the First World War

The objects of the ORDER OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR are patriotic, historical, and educational, and shall include those intended or designed to perpetuate the memory of those men and women who rendered honorable service for their country, to promote fellowship among their descendants; to inspire them and the community-at-large with a more profound reverence for the heritage, deeds, and memory of our ancestors; to encourage historical research; to acquire and preserve the records of their individual services, as well as documents, relics, and landmarks; to mark the scenes of the fallen soldiers by appropriate memorials; to celebrate the anniversaries of the prominent events of their time period; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institution of freedom.

Pershings Doughboys WW1 US Army Living History Group (UK)

A UK based Living history re-enactment group dedicated to preserving the memory of the US Army Servicemen from World War One.

Remembering the Great War - The Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association

Commemorating Irish soldiers in the First World War.

Scottish Military Historical Society

The Machine Gun Corps Old Comrades Association

The OCA was formed by Veterans of the Machine Gun Corps after WW1 and still survives today.

The South African Military History Society / Die Suid-Afrikaanse Krygshistoriese Vereeniging

The Western Front Association - Midlands (East) Branch

The Western Front Association - Remembering 1914-1918

The Western Front Association - Remembering 1914-1918

The Western Front Association was formed in 1980 to maintain interest in the period 1914-1918, to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of those on all sides who served their countries in France and Flanders and their own countries during the Great War. It does not seek to glorify war and is non-political.

Western Front Association vzw België

Women's Organizations in World War I

British support organizations during the Great War.