Welcome to the Worcestershire & Herefordshire branch of The Western Front Association.
We currently meet on the 3rd Friday of the month (with the exception of December) at 19.30 until approx 22.00 at:
St. Peter’s Village Hall
St. Peter’s Drive
Worcester
WR5 3TA
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Parking is available in the Tesco Supermarket WR5 3TA.
After parking, walk up the right hand side of the store and bear left. The hall is at the end of the row.
WFA members and Non members are all welcome.
Upcoming Branch Events
Branch AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Worcestershire & Herefordshire Branch of the Western Front Association. Members & non-members of the WFA are equally welcome, but only members are eligible to vote on any branch issues.
Event Details
Le Moncel -Lance to Lance, Sept. 7th 1914’ by Maj. (rtd) Phil Watson
On Sept 7th 1914, the 9th Lancers (2nd Cavalry Brigade) conducted the last lance versus lance charge on the Western Front. It took place at Le Moncel, just outside Paris, during what would become the end of the Retreat and the beginning of the Battle of the Marne. The story was depicted in paintings, which misrepresented the action, and the Re...
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‘Artillery -Advances in Technology and Tactics’ by Tim Kidwell
At the start of the First World War, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)’s artillery was trained and equipped to fight a limited war. Although the South African Campaign, Balkan conflicts and the Russo-Japanese War had influenced military thinking and procurement, little had changed since Waterloo. As trench warfare took hold, it became cl...
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