Welcome to the Ox & Bucks branch of The Western Front Association.
We are pleased to be offering a wide and varied calendar of speakers over the period 2022/ 2023 with many diverse topics. Our Branch additionally has an annual get-together in August where we meet and enjoy a chat over a coffee or perhaps something stronger!
Please consult our Twitter page but also we are investigating the possibility of a Facebook account as well
Details of our venue can be found below. We ask for a £4 door donation to cover the speaker costs, hall hire and the refreshments.
Venue: The Guide Centre, School Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks, HP8 4JJ
Our meetings commence at 2.30pm. Except the AGM and on occasions our Christmas Meeting, please check on Twitter.
Upcoming Branch Events
Alan Wakefield presents 'Twisting the Dragons Tail - the Zeebrugge Raid 22/23 April 1918
Alan discusses an operation that did not achieve its aims fully, but provided the Allies with both a moral boast and publicity potential. Designed to prevent German submarines from leaving Bruges, the sinking of block ships in the mouth of the canal between Zeebrugge and the submarine pens in Bruges was only partially successful.
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Escapers All - the stories of officers and men who escaped from German captivity - a presentation by Richard Lloyd
Our guest today is talking on the subject 'Escapers All - the stories of officers and men who escaped from German captivity'. Richard includes in depth stories of those who escaped and retuned home. We often discuss German's who escaped from British camps, so this is a welcome new angle on Prisoners of War.
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Stuart Hadaway presents 'On to Aleppo'
Stuart makes a welcome return to our branch to present 'On to Aleppo' culminating in the 1918 Battle of Aleppo. Recently in the news due to fighting in the area, this ancient city was once the third largest city in the Ottoman Empire after Constantinople and Cairo.
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