Welcome to the Merseyside branch of the Western Front Association.
We meet on the first Friday of each month at 7.00pm until 9.00pm at the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Slatey Road, Birkenhead.
We are a well established branch that has been meeting for over 30 years. We ask for a small donation of £4, this covers the cost of room hire and the speaker's expenses. We also have a raffle with tickets costing £1.
As well as our monthly meeting, we organise day trips out to sites of military and historical interest. We also organise a bi-annual battlefield tour to France and Flanders.
Both members and visitors will receive a warm and friendly welcome when they join us.
BRANCH WEBSITE - www.wfa-merseyside.weebly.com
Upcoming Branch Events
Two Battalions on the Somme by Alan Robinson
The public perception that has grown over the years of the British army's involvement in the Somme battle is of troops pitted helplessly against enemy machine guns resulting in enormous casualties. The leadership of troops is often thought as being remote, incompetent, inflexible and uncaring. In large measure, public attitudes have been moulded by…
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The Indian Corps on the Western Front by Nigel Atter
This talk provides an overview of the Indian Corps actions in 1914 and 1915 and details related to the Indian Victoria Cross winners.
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We Clapped Our Hands With The Rest of the World, Welcoming The signs of Peace - Rebecca Ball
This talk examines Working-Class urban childhoods in England during the Great War. It does this by analysing the autobiographical recollections of nine individuals who were children during the First World War (three living in Manchester, three living in Birmingham and three living in London). These children did not have their father, absent in acti…
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