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.
Versailles 1919 with Simon Peaple
15 Feb 2020 14:00Birmingham
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, and officially ended the war between Germany a…
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'I Shall hope to try an officer and at least one corporal for cowardice' wi…
21 Mar 2020 14:00Birmingham
1916 was a pivotal year for the British Army. It was a year of intense combat that was defined by th…
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'Hardit Singh Malik - the Flying Sikh' with Stephen Baker
18 Apr 2020 14:00Birmingham
Stephen Barker” 'Hardit Singh Malik - the Flying Sikh'. From his arrival in the UK alone in 1912 a…
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'Propoganda and Reportage' with Mike Coyle
16 May 2020 14:00Birmingham
MIKE COYLE - “PROPOGANDA & REPORTAGE” Propaganda & Reportage The way that the war was rep…
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'The Exploits of the SMS Emden' with John Chester
20 Jun 2020 14:00Birmingham
The exploits of the SMS Emden In 1914 when war broke out, the German Eastern Asiatic Squadron was …
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'Robert Circan, A General's Son and Captain of 18th Regiment D'Infanterie' …
18 Jul 2020 14:00Birmingham
A general's son is the story of a child born into a military family who joined the army at 1…
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'Eclectic Mix of WW1 Photographs' with Roy Larkin
15 Aug 2020 14:00Birmingham
A diverse mix of some 150 WW1 related photographs and postcards from my own collection. Mostly, but …
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'Gallipol, A Foot Soldier's First Battle' with Phil Sutcliffe
19 Sep 2020 14:00Birmingham
I'll read excerpts from my father's experiences – touching on the poor London childhood that 'made' …
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'The Killing of the Iron Twelve' with Hedley Malloch
17 Oct 2020 14:00Birmingham
Between October 1914 and February 1915, the village of Iron, Aisne, France, sheltered eleven members…
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'Merry Bloody Christmas' with David O'Mara
21 Nov 2020 14:00Birmingham
Merry Bloody Christmas – An antidote to the ‘Christmas Truce’ story ... a look at the (sometimes ext…
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Branch Members Programme 2019
19 Dec 2020 14:00Birmingham
Eclectic mix of Member's interest. To be announced
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