Welcome to the Antrim and Down Branch.
We meet at 6.30pm at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) on the second Thursday of each month. We do not meet however in January, July, August (this year) or December.
Members of The Western Front Association and non-members are equally welcome.
We ask for a modest optional £4 donation on the door. Any new visitors will be assured of a welcoming and friendly atmosphere among a group of like-minded enthusiasts.
The 2019/2020 Committee are:
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Name |
Role |
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Ian Montgomery |
Chair |
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Tom Thorpe |
Secretary |
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Heather Montgomery |
Education Officer |
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Robert Butler |
Treasurer |
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Michael Jackson |
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Stephen Scarth |
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We have our own website. Tap here to learn more: Antrim and Down
Upcoming Branch Events
Michael Nugent, ‘It was an awful Sunday': the 2nd Inniskillings at the Battle of Festubert, May 1915.
Michael Nugent talks about the terrible attack of the 2/Inniskllings during the Battle of Festubert in mid-May 1915.
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All Ireland WFA Conference: The Legacies of War
The Antrim & Down, Cork and Dublin branches of the WFA are holding an all-Ireland conference on the outcomes of the Great War. This will take place at the Dublin Port and more details will follow.
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John Green, 'Willie Redmond and the Great War'.
John Green, the grand nephew of Willie Redmond, talks about his great uncle's career and death during the Great War.
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