Leicestershire & Rutland branch
Welcome to the Leicestershire & Rutland Branch of The Western Front Association
We do not charge an attendance fee but do suggest a voluntary contribution of £3 per person to cover venue and guest speaker costs.
We aim to offer an extremely interesting and diverse programme of external and internal guest speakers from January to December.
The Branch's year runs from 1 November to 31 October and the AGM is normally held at either the November or December meeting.
We run a popular raffle during the interval at each Branch meeting with a strip of tickets costing just £1.
Refreshments are available from the venue's pay bar on arrival and also during a short break at the mid-point of the guest speaker's talk which is usually at around 8.15pm.
Our meetings conclude by remembering the service of individual men and women from Leicestershire and Rutland in World War One.
Members and non-members of The Western Front Association are equally welcome.
Any new visitors are guaranteed a friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome from a group of like-minded enthusiasts.
We look forward to welcoming you to our branch meetings
Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover
Using a unique archive, the story of an Australian Great War Nurse is revealed
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The Indian Corps on the Western Front
In 1914, Indian troops provided much-needed reinforcements to a beleaguered B.E.F.
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The War Art of Wyndham Lewis 1918-1919
An author, painter and critic, Wyndham Lewis co-founded the Vorticist movement and was appointed an official War Artist for both the British and Canadian governments.
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The Franco-Prussian War and its consequences
A seminal conflict in the emergence of Imperial Germany, the consequences of which extended to the outbreak of the Great War.
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German Tanks at Villers-Bretonneux
In April 1918, German and British tanks clashed in the world’s first tank-on-tank battle.
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