We meet at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall, King Edward Square, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6AB on the third Saturday of every month at 2.00pm.
Branch Website: www.wfabirmingham.org.uk.
'The Schools of King Edward VI, Birmingham, in the Great War' with Alison W…
19 May 2018 14:00Birmingham
Approximately 1,400 former pupils served in the war and 17% were killed. The most famous of the alu…
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'British Forces in Italy 1917-1918' with Dale Hjort
16 Jun 2018 14:00Birmingham
This talk by Dale Hjort examine how Italy's war with Austro-Hungary led to British deployment and th…
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'The Boys Brigade 1914-1918' with Rob Bolton
21 Jul 2018 14:00Birmingham
Rob Bolton Rob is a retired teacher. He has always been passionate about the brigade movement of to…
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'Twisting the tail of the Dragon-The Zeebrugge Raid April 22/23 1918' with …
18 Aug 2018 14:00Birmingham
Alan Wakefield has made many research visits to the Salonika battlefields and has written a fascinat…
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'Haig, Foch, Pershing and the Battle of St.Mihiel' with Michael O'Brian
15 Sep 2018 14:00Birmingham
St Mihiel is noteworthy because it was the first set piece battle planned by Americans and carried o…
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'Everyday life of Corporal Vince Schurhoff' with Dr. Jim Beach
20 Oct 2018 14:00Birmingham
Corporal Vince Schürhoff came from a Birmingham business family that was German on his father’s side…
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'The Secret of Success BEF Transport & Operational Success 1918' with Rob T…
17 Nov 2018 14:00Birmingham
By 1918 two thirds of the troops were spending most of their time on labour duties, exacerbated by t…
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