National Events
'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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'The Zeppelin Menace' with Ian Castle
18 Apr 2020 14:30Ox & Bucks
Following our Branch AGM, Ian will present 'The Zeppelin Menace' focusing on the airships, the raids…
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Dr Graham Kemp 'Experiences of The Royal Flying Corps in the Desert 1914-19…
20 Apr 2020 18:30Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South)
Please note change of date due to the Easter holidays! Graham's talk covers the stories of the RFC …
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Jutland - A Fresh Perspective with Prof. Andrew Lambert FRHistS
20 Apr 2020 20:00Southend on Sea
Making his first visit to the branch is Professor Andrew Lambert, one of this countries leading nava…
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Conference - After the Conflict: Pension Records for Post 1914 Families and…
23 Apr 2020 14:00Antrim and Down
In the years after the First World War, and the post-1916 conflict in Ireland, those who had been in…
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25 April 2020 : AGM and Spring Conference FREE TO MEMBERS
25 Apr 2020 10:00National Event
To book place + book optional £15 buffet lunch. Contact Steve Oram : secretary@westernfrontassoci…
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'Medical Advances During the Great War' by Tom Scotland
25 Apr 2020 14:30Scotland (North)
Tom Scotland will be giving a talk on medical advances during the Great War which he calls 'A Time t…
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Nobody of any importance; a foot soldiers memoir of WW1 - Phil Sutcliffe
27 Apr 2020 19:00Lincoln & North Lincolnshire
The life and times of Signaller Sam Sutcliffe through his experiences at Gallipoli, the Somme, Arras…
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War memorials: Fighting for survival with Mike Coyle
27 Apr 2020 19:30Preston & Central Lancashire
A look at the meaning, significance and fate of War Memorials in the 21st century and at current eff…
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The Smyth Brothers and the Murphy Brewing Family in the Great War
29 Apr 2020 19:30Cork
This talk explores the Great War experiences and subsequent careers of Lieutenant-Colonel Gerald Bry…
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'Fighting Spirit - patrolling and raiding with the West Yorks' by Fraser Sk…
30 Apr 2020 19:30Kent (North West)
Captions - Above: painting from Foot Patrol (1916). Below: Fraser Skirrow at the Start Line on the S…
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1 May : A World Aflame - Illuminating new perspectives on the Great War
01 May 2020 09:45National Event
70 million men served in the First World War. Countless millions more lives were affected, whether …
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The 8th Lincolns at the Battle of Loos
03 May 2020 14:00Wiltshire
The subject of our May meeting concerns a single battalion in 1915. Nigel Atter will be visiting to …
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'The Battle of Fromelles' with Niall Cherry'
04 May 2020 19:30Lancashire (North)
Niall Cherry will be giving a talk on the Battle of Fromelles. Image: a German strongpoint in the F…
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Secret Victory :- by Nick Baker
05 May 2020 19:30Chesterfield
Secret Victory. An overview of the British Army’s battle against venereal disease with a particular…
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