Welcome to the Scotland (Tayside) branch of The Western Front Association.
We meet at 2.30pm at Glasite Hall, which is adjacent to St Andrew's Church, King Street, Dundee, DD1 2JB. (Bottom of King Street next door to the Wellgate Centre).
Upcoming Branch Events
Film - The Battle of Arras
Alastair Fraser The Battle of Arras is the last of the three “great battle pictures” produced by British cameramen in the Great War. It has always languished in the shadow of its much better known cousins The Battle of the Somme and The Battle of the Ancre and did not achieve remotely the same commercial success. However it is a fascinating view o…
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'A Pals Section: Formation, Composition, Deployment and Fate' with Dr Fraser Brown
Dr Fraser Brown The formation and deployment of Pals battalions during the Great War has been discussed many times, but on this occasion the Pals unit studied is best described as a platoon. This talk will explore the background to the formation of this Section and the claim it had to be thought of as a Pals unit. It will also look at the deploy…
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Branch AGM & Members Medley
As is the normal format for our December meeting this will begin with the Branch AGM immediately followed by the Branch meeting which at this time of year usually involves mince pies and the like! Presentations are usually 15 minutes long and featire a variety of pertinent subjects. Details are published closer to the event. If any member or frie…
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