National Events

ONLINE: 'Aces High - The Australian Flying Corps 1912-20' by Rob Fleming
13 May 2025 19:20Kent (North West)
Caption: No 1 Sqdn, Royal Australian Flying Corps About the talk: A...
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Le Moncel - Lance versus Lance by Phil Watson
13 May 2025 19:30Cheltenham & Gloucester
On 7 September 1914, the 9th Lancers (2nd Cavalry Brigade) conducte...
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A Lieutenant at 15 - Paul Harris
14 May 2025 19:30Somerset
A Lieutenant at fifteen is the remarkable story of Alfred Davis who...
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Poppy and Cornflower Ladies - Dr Vivien Newman
14 May 2025 20:00Essex
We all know about the role of the poppy in remembrance, and the Fre...
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'Faces From The Front – Facial Reconstruction in the First World War' wi...
15 May 2025 19:30London (East)
Jason Bate will be talking about what happened in the facial wards,...
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‘Born in the Desert’ by David Seeney.
16 May 2025 19:30Worcestershire & Herefordshire
David, a Branch member and ex-SAS officer, delivers a talk on the f...
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How the Black Country went to war in 1914 - Quintin Watt
17 May 2025 14:00Birmingham
How the Black Country went to war in 1914 A presentation in two par...
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An introduction to the Great War in Africa with Dr Anne Samson
17 May 2025 14:30Ox & Bucks
We welcome Dr Anne Samson to our branch. Her presentation is on an...
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The Fog of Naval War by Scott Lindgren
19 May 2025 19:45Tyneside
The Battle of Jutland, 31 May - 1 June 1916 was the only occasion i...
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The Allied Intervention - Northern Russia 1918-1920 with Andy Stuart
19 May 2025 20:00Southend on Sea
Andy Stuart's family connections has lead him to publish three book...
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The Great War in West Africa 1914 -1916 by Christopher Mellor-Hill
21 May 2025 19:45Surrey
Christopher Mellor-Hill returns to the branch to give a presentatio...
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For Whom The Bell Tolls’ - The Men of the Great War Memorial in St Anne’...
24 May 2025 14:00Cork
Saint Anne’s Church in Shandon, Cork, is famous for its set of chur...
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'The Ghost Villages of Verdun' by Christina Holstein
29 May 2025 19:20Kent (North West)
Caption: Beaumont - one of the ghost villages - today a haven of...
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My War Too - the Children of the Great War
29 May 2025 20:00Thames Valley
Dr Viv Newman : My War Too - The Children of the Great War Long ove...
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Défense de Fumer
31 May 2025 14:00Scotland (Tayside)
Steve Marsdin. Steve is an active member of the WFA and the Great W...
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