Welcome to the Wiltshire branch of the Western Front Association.
Meetings are held on the first Sunday of the month between September and May only; when a Bank Holiday weekend coincides, the meeting will be held a week later/week earlier. Members are encouraged to check the WFA website for the latest position ahead of each branch meeting.
Our programme for 2025/26 is being added to the website as bookings of speakers are confirmed.
Doors open c13.40 and the meetings commence at 14.00. We break mid-way for refreshments and end with a Q&A. On occasions there is a book sale; members are always welcome to bring along surplus books to sell.
VENUE: Highworth Community Centre, The Dormers, Highworth, Wiltshire SN6 7PE.
Upcoming Branch Events
'Perfidious France and the Campaign in the Cameroons (1914-16)' by James White
In recent years the branch has looked at various campaigns in Africa and for our February meeting James White will speak on 'Perfidious France and the Campaign in the Cameroons (1914-16)'. All members and guests are most welcome at branch meetings. WE do ask for a donationof £4.00 onthe door to cover room hire etc.
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'The Indian Army, the Great War, and the Question of Manpower' by Adam Prime
Adam Prime will speak on 'The Indian Army, the Great War, and the Question of Manpower'. The Indian Army went from 240,000 men in 1914 to 1.3 million in 1918. This talk explores how enlistment and training were changing not only to incorporate many more recruits but also people traditionally not recruited at all. Officers were a challenge, as ne...
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German Tanks at Villers Bretoneux...and more - by Chris John
For our April meeting, Chris John will visit to talk about German tanks at Villers Bretoneux in 1918. The talk will also embrace wider aspects of the development of armour on the Western Front, British, French and German, and a look at the only tank vs tank action of the Great War, at Villers Brettonneux. Doors open c13.40 and all members and g...
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