Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South) branch
Welcome to the Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South) Branch of The Western Front Association
We meet on the second Monday of each month at 7.00pm.
Members and non-members of The Western Front Association are equally welcome.
All are guaranteed a friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome from a group of like-minded enthusiasts.
A £5 donation to help with the Branch running costs is gratefully accepted however this is not obligatory, and is at the discretion of each attendee.
We hold a free monthly raffle at the meeting and each visitor is encouraged to take part.
We look forward to welcoming one and all to our branch meetings.
Branch meeting place
Congregational Church, King Street, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 1EJ
Branch AGM followed by The Law of Unintended Consequences: The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Branch AGM then a talk on the chain of events which proved so decisive in triggering the Great War.
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Most of the Work, Most of the Blame, None of the Credit. Platoon Commanders in the Great War
Naïve and ignorant public school boys or pivotal battlefield managers of 1917/18?
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The Battle of Le Cateau 26th August 1914
The Battle of Le Cateau on August 26, 1914, was a British rear-guard action, costly but successful.
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Churchill’s Intervention in North Russia 1918-20
Exactly what was the Allied Intervention – Northern Russia 1918-1920 ?
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An introduction to the R. E. Tunnelling Companies 1915 – 1918.
The story of specialist units of skilled miners and engineers, recruited from civilian industries, who fought an "underground war" on the Western Front
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Shaking General Monash’s Pedestal
Was the Battle of Hamel on 4 July 1918 the 'perfect battle' as often heralded?
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