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).
2019 Meetings:
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26 January |
The Royal Naval Division by Dr Andrew Jeffrey |
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23 March |
The heavy Handley Page bombers of the First World War by Rob Langham |
Upcoming Branch Events
Bloody Paralyser - The Heavy Handley Page Bombers of the First World War
Rob Langham. This talk tells the story of the largest British bombers of the First World War and the men who flew them. Introduced in 1915, this twin-engine monster with a 100-foot wingspan was designed to be a ‘Bloody Paralyser’ to the Germans. Operating mainly at night, the Handley Page bombers attacked Germany and German-occupied towns and citi…
Event DetailsBRANCH TOUR - "The Opening and Closing Shots"
The 2019 WFA Tayside tour to the Western Front takes a look at the less visited and less examined parts of the British and Empire campaign that took place at the beginning and end of the Great War. First, the period before both sides went to ground in the trenches in September 1914, and second the final months when troops left the trenches behind…
Event DetailsIn Search of the Unknown Warrior
Ron Scrimgeor The story of the 'Unknown Warrior' has fascinated Ron Scrimgeour for more than forty years. His research began then with the Ministry of Defence and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Military matters were not a high priority then and the Vietnam War summed up an unofficial attitude – that the military were a necessary evil and …
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