Welcome to the Thames Valley branch of The Western Front Association.
We meet on the last Thursday of each month at 8.00pm.
Members of The Western Front Association and non-members are equally welcome.
We ask for a modest donation of £4 on the door which includes sandwiches after the meeting. A bar is also available.
Any new visitors will be assured of an welcoming and friendly atmosphere among a group of like-minded enthusiasts.
VENUE: Berkshire Sports & Social Club, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST.
Future Meetings:
TBC
Upcoming Branch Events
Aristocrats amongst Servicemen
Andrew Thornton - Aristocrats amongst Servicemen Andrew's talk will be about his research into compiling a nominal roll of the 'Chums of the Old Contemptibles' Association, the sources used and some of the pitfalls and findings that he has come across. Find out what his research has revealed with regards to the membership and the lives of some of …
Event DetailsSurvey and Mapping on the Western Front.
Dr John Peaty - Survey and Mapping on the Western Front. The First World War saw a massive, unprecedented mapping and survey effort made in support of the British army, and especially of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front. Many new and revolutionary survey and mapping methods and techniques were developed, which together gr…
Event DetailsPyramids and Fleshpots
Stuart Hadaway - Pyramids and Fleshpots: The Egyptian, Senussi and Eastern Mediterranean Campaigns, 1914-16. Men in the trenches of the Western Front may have envied those who spent the war among the 'pyramids and fleshpots' of the exotic East, but the war in the desert was far from a picnic. The defence of Egypt, and especially the Suez Canal, w…
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