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.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please note that on our Events page the map published relates only to our Hatfield Peverel venue, please take care in respect of our Hornchurch events..
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, but there is 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. 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.
Contact Jim Kevany
Upcoming Branch Events
'The Battle of Verdun' - Christina Holstein
The Essex Branch, in recent memory, has not addressed the Battle of Verdun, something we are putting right with the visit of Verdun expert Christina Holstein to our Hornchurch venue. What was the thinking behind the German offensive of February 1916 and why was Verdun chosen? A thundering opening bombardment brought early success but French determ…
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'Introduction to the Great War in Africa' - Anne Samson
At our Hatfield Peverel venue this will be the first visit of Anne Samson to the Essex Branch, to present a talk on a subject that I suspect most will have only a small knowledge of but carried on over the whole course of the First World War. This talk provides an overview of how Africa became involved in the First World War, why British Africa wa…
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'First Things First", The Early Days: RFC Suttons Farm' - Richard Smith
This talk, at the Hornchurch venue, is a truly local story. This talk will cover the origins and history of RFC Suttons Farm in Hornchurch. It was from here that William Leefe Robinson shot down a Zeppelin in September 1916, the first downed by air combat over the UK. Suttons farm was a key part of home defence in the First World War and continu…
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