Welcome to the Essex branch of the Western Front Association.
We meet at two venues, one every other month, meet from 7:30 for an 8pm start.
Please note that our meetings are always open to both members and non-members of the WFA.
Hatfield Peverel: The Bar Area, The Village Hall, Maldon Rd, Hatfield Peverel, CM3 2HP on the second Wednesday of January, March, May, July September and November.
Hornchurch: 'The Poppy Lounge', 1st Floor, Legion House (RBL Hornchurch Branch), 205 High Street, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3XT, on the second Wednesday of February, April, June, August, October and December
Car parking available onsite at Hatfield Peverel.
There is very limited parking at the actual venue in Hornchurch but ample nearby in public car park in Fentiman Way. This car park now charges for evening / overnight parking and no longer accepts cash. There is one machine that is pay-by-card and this is right by the entrance to the car-park.
Both venues allow use of the bar.
We request an entrance donation £3.50.
There is a book raffle at each meeting which supports our Memorial Fund, allowing us to assist in memorial development, principally in Essex.
For information we also have a Branch Facebook page, which is regularly updated. As you would expect this has a strong Essex focus. Search under The Western Front association Essex Branch.
Contact Jim Kevany
Upcoming Branch Events
On To Aleppo - Stuart Hadaway
In this presentation Stuart will conclude the journey of the Egypt Expeditionary Force in 1918. The Force had been significantly restructured to meet needs of the Western Front but continued to a successful conclusion from Jerusalem to Syria, and forcing the Ottoman army out of the war in the area. We meet from 7:30pm, for an 8pm start, in the P...
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Churchill's Intervention: The North Russian Relief Force 1919 - Andy Stuart
Whilst most of the troops were looking forward to going home after the Armistice in 1919, many were committed to Russia to support the anti-Bolshevik forces in the Russian Civil War. This is an area that many may have heard of but not always know a lot about, involving troops from many Western nations. Andy’s grandfather served in this conflict....
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“Redipuglia Italian 3rd Army Memorial” - James Paul Smyth
This talk is about the largest war memorial in Italy and one of the largest in the world, housing the remains of 100,187 Italian soldiers killed between 1915 and 1917 in the battles fought on the Karst and Isonzo Front. James regularly visits the area and has family there. One of his relatives served in the Austrian forces in the First World War...
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