Welcome to the Norfolk branch of the Western Front Association.
We meet at the White Horse Inn, The Street, Trowse, Norwich NR14 8ST on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm apart from in January when we often meet on the second Tuesday depending on when the New Year falls. The White Horse has full pub facilities and offers excellent meals. Parking is available but if the car park is full there is ample road parking close by in the village. All members and non-members of the WFA are very welcome to attend our talks. The cost is £4 per individual and this includes sandwiches in the interval.
The Branch publishes a bi-monthly newsletter 'The Poppy'. You can download the latest copy from this page.
Remaining Meetings of 2024
03/09/24 Simon Shephard ‘Artillery conquers, infantry Occupies: British Artillery at the 3rd battle of Ypres’. This talk will examine the impact of artillery on the last battle of Ypres which was launched on the 31st July 1917 and raged on through impossible weather conditions until 10th November 1917.
01/10/24 John Chester. ‘Eight women and a boy - Serbia in the Great War’. This talk examines the fighting in Serbia from the start of the Great War to the ‘great winter retreat’ and examines the brave exploits of 8 women and a boy.
05/11/24 Bryn Hammond ‘Franco-British co-operation in practice’. This talk will discuss the wartime cooperation between the French and British forces. More importantly, it will examine the practical results of the cooperation.
03/12/24 Peter Hart: ‘The French at Gallipoli’
Peter is the author of the magisterial ‘Gallipoli’ as well as many other books on the Great War. Regarded as a lively, well-informed, and amusing speaker, Peter Hart is a regular and popular branch speaker. He is a military historian specialising in the Great War and was, until his retirement, the Oral Historian at the Imperial War Museum.
Upcoming Branch Events
‘Artillery Conquers, Infantry Occupies: British Artillery at the 3rd Battle of Ypres’ with Simon Shephard
Simon Shephard's talk will examine the impact of artillery on the last battle of Ypres which was launched on the 31st July 1917 and raged on through impossible weather conditions until 10th November 1917. IMAGE: A big gun goes in. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. Natio...
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‘Eight women and a boy - Serbia in the Great War’ with John Chester
John Chester's talk examines the fighting in Serbia from the start of the Great War to the ‘great winter retreat’ and considers the brave exploits of eight women and a boy. IMAGE: King Peter of Serbia (right) in conversation with Nikola Pasic, the Serbian Prime Minister (left). German First World War Official Exchange Collection IWM Q 70783 CC B...
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‘Franco-British co-operation in practice’ with Bryn Hammond
Bryn Hammond's talk will discuss the wartime cooperation between the French and British forces. More importantly, it will examine the practical results of the working together. IMAGE: Georges Clemenceau and General Sir H. Rawlinson walking through the main street of a town recently recaptured from the Germans. Photograph by Ernest Brooks. Natio...
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