Welcome to the Wales (South) branch of The Western Front Association.
Meetings are held every first Friday of the month between 7.30pm - 9.30pm.
Venue: Canton RFC, Lawrenny Avenue, Canton, Cardiff, CF11 8BR
The venue has ample free, illuminated car parking and is on the ground floor with good access for attendees of all abilities. There is a bar serving hot & cold drinks and bar snacks. Our Christmas meeting includes a social event with a small buffet, after the talk.
Members of the Western Front Association and non-members are equally welcome, and we encourage their attendance. A small voluntary donation towards the expenses of the speaker and the venue would be appreciated.
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11-May |
First World War Aerial Photographs at the IWM |
Alan Wakefield |
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02-Jun |
A Profound Learning: Four Giants on the Western Front 1914-1918. (Field Marshals Archibald Wavell, Alan Brooke, Bernard Montgomery and Harold Alexander) |
William Franklin |
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06-Jul |
The Battle of Verdun (ZOOM) |
Christina Holstein |
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04-Aug |
Enhancing the Redemption Narrative: The 38th (Welsh) Division, Mametz Wood & the Search for Historical Truth |
Jon Williams |
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01-Sep |
Thousands of Heroes Have Arisen - The fighting prowess of the Sikh nation. (ZOOM) |
Sukwinder Bassi |
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06-Oct |
The Empire Strikes Back – the battles of Trekkoppies and Gibeon 1915 |
James White |
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03-Nov |
Baptism of Fire! 1/7th Northumberland Fusiliers at Second Ypres April 1915 (Finishes at 9pm) |
Peter Hart |
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01-Dec |
The Attack at Fromelles 19th/20th July 1916 |
Paul Cobb |
Upcoming Branch Events
A Profound Learning: Four Giants on the Western Front 1914-1918. (Field Marshals Archibald Wavell, Alan Brooke, Bernard Montgomery and Harold Alexander)
A Profound Learning: Four Giants on the Western Front 1914-1918. (Field Marshals Archibald Wavell, Alan Brooke, Bernard Montgomery and Harold Alexander) an in-person talk by William Franklin. William is based in London and is a retired history and politics teacher and department head. He did an MA in Military History on the University of Buckin…
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The Battle of Verdun
<< Please note the change to the date>> The Battle of Verdun an Zoom talk by Christina Holstein Christina is based in Kent and was 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 (see …
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Enhancing the Redemption Narrative: The 38th (Welsh) Division, Mametz Wood & the Search for Historical Truth
Enhancing the Redemption Narrative: The 38th (Welsh) Division, Mametz Wood & the Search for Historical Truth A talk by Jon Williams based on his MA Thesis on the reasons underpinning the narrative of cowardice which hung over the 38th (Welsh) Division in the aftermath of Mametz Wood in 1916 and still stand. Zoom Link: https://us02web.z…
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