Scotland (South) branch
Welcome to the Scotland (South) Branch of The Western Front Association
We meet on Sundays at 2.00pm.
Members and non-members of The Western Front Association are equally welcome.
Any new visitors are guaranteed a friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome from a group of like-minded enthusiasts.
We look forward to welcoming you to our branch meetings
Scotland's Territorials at Peace and War.
Allan Downie will present a study of Scottish units of the Territorial Force (TF) between 1st April 1908 to 29th May 1916.
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Edinburgh 1916 - The Night The Zeppelin Came. A 110th anniversary talk
Ian Castle makes his debut in Edinburgh talking about the first Zeppelin raid on Scotland.
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Jutland: The Unfinished Battle.
In the 110th anniversary year, Nick Jellicoe will visit the branch to talk about the battle and his famous grandfather.
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'They really are a wonderful lot'. The Black Watch and Kitchener's Army.
As we near the 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, Derek Patrick will share some of his research into the volunteers who enlisted with the famous Black Watch.
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Churchill, Scotland and the Great War.
110 years after Winston Churchill commanded a Scottish infantry battalion in trenches near Ypres, Andrew Liddle visits the branch to discuss Churchill's often overlooked relationship with Scotland.
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'A Time to Die and a Time to Live'. Medical Advances on the Western Front.
Tom Scotland will describe the tremendous progress made in the surgical treatment of wounded soldiers during the Great War.
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Lieutenant General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston: 'A slashing man of action' at the Somme.
Elaine McFarland will re-examine the reputation of the controversial general from West Kilbride - and his performance at the Battle of the Somme.
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