Welcome to the Wolverhampton branch of the Western Front Association.
We warmly welcome branch members and visitors to the branch meetings.
Refreshments are available
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Raffle
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Free onsite Parking
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Bus Travel
The number 9 (Arriva), 10 and 10a (Network West Midlands)
The buses start from Wolverhampton bus station and go along the Compton Road. The 'Adult Education Stop' (Between Linden Lea and Ash Hill) is just 150 yards after Compton Park which leads to St Peter's Academy. It is well sign posted from the main road.
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~ Our meetings are on the ground floor in St Peter's Collegiate School Theatre and is wheelchair accessible
~ Our Meetings are held on the Second Saturday of the month at begin at 2:30pm. Refreshments are available from 2:00pm. ~
Upcoming Branch Events
“What Tommy did next” Rehabilitation for limbless men during and after the Great War
About this talk: Over one million British men were left disabled by disease or injury as a result of the First World War. Around 41,000 British servicemen returned missing one or more limbs: this equated to 11,600 cases of lost arms and 29,400 cases of lost legs. With hospitals opening solely with the task of helping these limbless men, it was i...
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“No Western Front?” British alternative amphibious strategies
Professor Stephen Badsey will guide the branch through a lesser known aspect of the Great War.
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“Arthur’s War” The diary of Gunner Arthur Smith RFA/RHA 1916-1919
Rick Smith - First World War Historian, Researcher and Guide. The First World War and the Western Front have been part of Rick’s life for over 45 years. He was six years old when he first visited the battlefields with his family: it was his father’s passion. Over the following years he has visited many times, in the last twenty in particular fo...
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