Welcome to the Northumberland branch of the Western Front Association.
Our talks are to be held at the Alnwick Working Men’s Club (upstairs function room), 21-23 Clayport St, Alnwick NE66 1LA.
We meet at 7.15 pm for a 7.30pm start.
We usually hold a raffle and suggest a voluntary donation of £4 per person.
Members of the WFA and non members will receive a warm welcome
Upcoming Branch Events
“Germans on the Run: From Tsingtao to Skipton” Professor Anne Buckley
Anne recounts the little-known escape story of two German naval officers, who spent a year on the run covering an astonishing five thousand miles and almost circumnavigating the globe. Fritz Sachsse (Korvettenkapitän} and Herbert Straehler (Oberleutnant sur Zee) were among the 4,700 Germans captured after the Siege of Tsingtao in China in Novemb...
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“Great War Military Commanders at the Battle of Omdurman 1898” by Peter Hart
They weren’t always old! Great War generals were once young and they fought in their own battles. One of the most murderous was the Battle of Omdurman, 2 September 1898. See how the likes of Haig, Kitchener, Churchill, Townshend, Maxse, and Smith-Dorrien fared when facing thousands of Dervishes. Non-Members and Visitors will be most welcome
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“Lance Corporal Charles Graham Robertson VC MM” by David Carter
A different approach to exploring the story of an individual soldier. In this talk he explores his background, his family and what he did after the war. An exemplar of how to trace an individual's history. Visitors and non-members will be made most welcome.
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