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The Poppy of Honour Memorial - Terry Williams  Terry will describe how he and a group of like minded enthusiast's banded together to create the permanent Poppy of Honour memorial based here in the West Country. It really is a fascinating story of how a small germ of an idea was brought to fruition.  WFA and non members alike are equally welcome...

5th Dorsets in Gallipoli - Chris Copson    Chris Copson education officer at the Tank Museum and formerly of The Keep ( Dorset's Museum ) will take a look at the Gallipoli campaign through the eyes of the 5th Battalion of the Dorset Regiment. The battalion suffered from severe casualties and depravation due to the terrain and location, at one st...

CWGC - Gardening the World _ Andy Day   The Commonwealth War Graves Commission are responsible for the maintenance of 1.7 million Commonwealth Grave which cover every continent in the world except Antarctica. The horticulture effort is incredibly  challenging to maintain the 23,000 war cemeteries and memorials. Andy Day will explain how CWGC tac...