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

‘Franco-British co-operation in practice’ with Bryn Hammond
05 Nov

‘Franco-British co-operation in practice’ with Bryn Hammond

33 High Green, Brooke, Norwich, NR15 1HR
05 Nov 2024 19:30
01508558674

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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‘The French at Gallipoli’ with Peter Hart
03 Dec

‘The French at Gallipoli’ with Peter Hart

33 High Green, Brooke, Norwich, NR15 1HR
03 Dec 2024 19:30
01508558674

Peter Hart is the author of the magisterial ‘Gallipoli’ and many other books on the Great War. Regarded as a lively, well-informed, and amusing speaker, Peter is a regular and popular branch speaker. He is a military historian specialising in the First World War and was, until his retirement, the Oral Historian at the Imperial War Museum. Main I...

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