Welcome to the Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South) branch of The Western Front Association.
PLEASE NOTE : We will be re-commencing meetings on Monday 13th September 2021 in our new venue Newcastle Congregational Church.
Doors open at 6:45pm and meetings start at 7pm.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Upcoming Branch Events
"The Treatment of British Prisoners of War on the Western Front by the Germans" by Richard Lloyd
A talk based on interviews carried out with veterans in the 1970s and continued research. Special reference is made to those who were never in a registered camp.
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"The Everyday Life of the Intelligence Soldier: Corporal Vince Schuerhoff, 1916-1918" by Dr Jim Beach
Jim Beach began his academic career at the University of Salford in 2006 before moving to the University of Nottingham in 2012. As a military historian he has a broad interest in Britain's security during the era of Total War (1914-1945). This talk reflects that interest. Corporal Vince Schurhoff came from a Birmingham business family that was …
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"The Battle of Verdun" by Christina Holstein
Formerly a long-time resident of Luxembourg, Christina knows the north eastern part of the Western Front very well, often conducting battlefield tours there. She has also written six notable books and has acted as a consultant and historian to numerous BBC documentaries. What was the thinking behind the German offensive of February 1916 and why …
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