Welcome to the Kent (East) branch of the Western Front Association.
Everyone is welcome to come along to our meetings. You do not have to be a WFA member.
WFA branches are self-supporting so we welcome a donation from those attending. Our main costs are speakers and the hall.
We do encourage people to join the WFA because the benefits are many and valuable to anyone interested in, studying or researching, the First World War.
We meet on the first Tuesday of each month (except for August - and in January 2023 there is a date change), 7.00 for 7.30 start at
The Hall at St Andrews United Reformed Church, Watling Street, Canterbury CT1 2UA
The hall has a small car park behind the building. It has a one-way system, entrance from Marlowe Avenue, exit on to Watling Street. Other car parks are nearby but charge. See https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/parking-and-roads/find-car-park/
The car park next to Canterbury East Station is the best value at £1.50, a flat rate after 6 p.m. It can be prebooked at https://www.apcoa.co.uk/parking-in/canterbury/canterbury-east-station/ so then you just drive in.
Canterbury bus station is over the road and both train stations are a reasonable walk.
Do come and find us. We will be delighted to see you.
Upcoming Branch Events
A talk by Tom Greensheilds on ‘Leaders – the British Army NCO in the Great War – a reappraisal?’
This talk is based on Tom’s ongoing research. He will argue that studies of leadership and the Great War have concentrated too much on officers and failed to recognise adequately the crucial role played by NCOs (Non-commissioned officers - usually sergeants and corporals). This slightly provocative talk aims to redress the balance and stimulate de…
Event DetailsA talk by Tony Bolton on ‘Mobilisation. The 18 days from 5-22 August 1914.'
Tony Bolton is the National Chair of The WFA and this is his first visit to Canterbury. Tony has been a member of The WFA since the very beginning in 1980 and is Chairman of the Chesterfield Branch. After retiring from a career in civil engineering Tony studied for a Master’s Degree in First World War History at Birmingham. Tony’s talk will focus…
Event DetailsA talk by Meghan Kelleher on ‘The Commonwealth War Graves Enquiries Files’.
Meghan studied at the University of Kent for a Modern History MA and returned in 2019 to complete a PhD. Her studies focussed on the commemoration of FWW dead in the UK. The 'Enquiries files', sometimes known as the ‘Efiles’ are the files of the correspondence between the CWGC and next of kin of casualties. They cover a wide range of subjects – …
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