Branch events across the UK
Annual Wreath-laying and Branch AGM
03 Nov 2018 13:30Yorkshire (West Riding)
Our annual wreath-laying ceremony at Allerton Bywater war memorial will be followed by the West Ridi…
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'A Pals Section: Formation, Composition, Deployment and Fate' with Dr Frase…
03 Nov 2018 14:30Scotland (Tayside)
Dr Fraser Brown The formation and deployment of Pals battalions during the Great War has been discu…
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Richard Osgood Senior Archaeologist DIO
03 Nov 2018 14:30Wessex
Although the specific topic has to be confirmed - Richard in his role as Senior Archaeologist in the…
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'Verdun, 1916, the battle that changed the 20th Century' by Philip Stevens
05 Nov 2018 19:30Lancashire (North)
Verdun, 1916, the battle that changed the 20th Century by Philip Stevens Verdun remains the long…
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The 501 Piece Jigsaw - by Bryn Hammond -
06 Nov 2018 19:30Chesterfield
This Months talk will be by Bryn Hammond titled The 501 Piece Jigsaw - Tank - All arms Cooperation…
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'Not again: The Battle of the Aisne, 27 May 1918' by Peter Hart
07 Nov 2018 19:30Cambridgeshire
Peter Hart will be giving a presentation on the 3rd battle of the Aisne which started in the early m…
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'Great War Logistics' a talk by Rob Thompson
09 Nov 2018 19:15Midlands (East)
Rob Thompson will give a presentation titled 'Great War Logistics". His talk will cover the vital b…
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'Winning with Laughter: Cartoonists & the Great War' a talk by Luci Gosling…
10 Nov 2018 14:30Yorkshire
Lucinda Gosling considers the role of the cartoon during the First World War and how this most light…
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'The BEF 1914-1918 – the verdict' by Professor John Bourne BA PhD FRHistS
10 Nov 2018 14:30Wolverhampton
Professor John Bourne from the University of Wolverhampton joins the branch to talk about the BEF an…
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Birmingham Branch November 11th 2018 Commemorations
11 Nov 2018 14:00Birmingham
Birmingham Branch is holding a Commemoration to remember the Fallen on all sided and all Theatres on…
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"The End of the Great War" by Professor Stephen Badsey
12 Nov 2018 18:30Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South)
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Sanitation, Sand & Shells with Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall
12 Nov 2018 19:00Lincoln & North Lincolnshire
Sanitation, Sand & Shells: The war diary of Corporal Alfred Cockburn (2nd London Sanitary Compan…
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War Stories: community perspectives from the centenary conference
14 Nov 2018 09:30Antrim and Down
The Linen Hall Library, Antrim & Down branch of the Western Front Association and the Public Rec…
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'Race, Empire and the First World War' with Santanu Das
15 Nov 2018 19:30London (East)
Santanu Das will be giving a talk on 'Race, Empire and the First World War'. Dr Santanu Das teaches…
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'The Secret of Success BEF Transport & Operational Success 1918' with Rob T…
17 Nov 2018 14:00Birmingham
By 1918 two thirds of the troops were spending most of their time on labour duties, exacerbated by t…
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