Welcome to the Wolverhampton branch of the Western Front Association.
We warmly welcome branch members and visitors to the branch meetings.
~ Refreshments are available ~
~ Raffle ~
~ Free onsite Parking / Public Transport close by (No.4 Bus - Transport for West Midlands) ~
~ Our meetings are on the ground floor in St Peter's Collegiate School Theatre and is suitable for disabled access. ~
~ Our Meetings are held on the Second Saturday of the month at begin at 2:30pm. Refreshments are available from 2:00pm. ~
Upcoming Branch Events
My Family and their Great War Stories - Richard Bagshaw
A personal talk of family history given by Richard Bagshaw - great war stories give us a personal view of what war was like for so many.
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Serre and the Sheffield City Battalion - Tony Bolton
Chairman of the WFA, Tony Bolton will visit the branch to talk about Serre and the Sheffield City Battalion.
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Hawthorn Ridge - then and now - Rick Smith
The Hawthorn Redoubt was an formidable defensive position for the Germans which was blown up on the morning of 1 July 1916 by a mine that had been placed beneath the German stronghold on the ridge. The explosion, ten minutes before the whistles blew at 7:30am, destroyed the position but the timing of the detonation and the lifting of the artillery …
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