Welcome to the Midlands (East) branch of the Western Front Association.
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We meet at St. Peter's Rooms, Ruddington on the second Friday of every month. Meetings start at 7.00pm, with the talk normally from 7.30pm.
Upcoming Branch Events
Nobody's Heroes - 8th East Lancs in the Great War, Stephen Barker
Although the talk is about a Lancashire battalion, the presentation gives an impression of life in and out of the trenches for any Service Battalion of the First World War, irrespective of their origins. Fully illustrated, it tells of the war from the soldier's perspective, making use of documentary evidence including letters, sound archives, ar...
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The Life and Death of Leigh Roose, Sportsman and Soldier, Spencer Vignes
In 1914 Leigh Roose, the first superstar of modern day football, went off to join the war effort serving in the Mediterranean and France. Like millions of others the former Stoke, Sunderland and Wales goalkeeper would die. Unlike millions of others nobody knew how or where – until now. This talk lifts the lid on Leigh's remarkable life, his war...
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From No-Man's Land to Auxiliary Hospital: Evacuating the Great War Wounded, Professor Jessica Meyer
This talk takes the audience on the journey of a wounded man from the front line to rehabilitation. It considers the sites of care he would pass through and discusses the range of caregivers he would encounter.
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