National Events
Serre and the Sheffield City Battalion - Tony Bolton
13 Jul 2024 14:00Wolverhampton
Chairman of the WFA, Tony Bolton will visit the branch to talk about S…
Event Details16 Squadron RFC: an Army Cooperation Squadron by Colin Buxton
13 Jul 2024 14:00Yorkshire
Colin’s talk will cover the history of Army Cooperation through the ex…
Event DetailsSummer social for branch members and friends.
15 Jul 2024 20:00Southend on Sea
Summer social evening for members and friends. Could along and join u…
Event DetailsThe 3 Battles for Gaza & The advance to Jerusalem - Stuart Hadaway:
20 Jul 2024 14:00Birmingham
The 3 Battles for Gaza & The advance to Jerusalem Gaza was a defe…
Event DetailsThe Women's Land Army in the Great War - a presentation with Helen Frost
20 Jul 2024 14:30Ox & Bucks
Helen makes a welcome first visit to our branch with her presentation …
Event DetailsA Glorified Trench Raid or Trench warfare's Year Zero … ? The Battle of Neu…
02 Aug 2024 19:30Wales (South)
'A Glorified Trench Raid' or Trench warfare's Year Zero … ? The Battle…
Event Details'The Great War in Africa' a talk by Anne Samson
05 Aug 2024 19:00Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South)
'The Great War in Africa' a talk by Anne Samson, which will be a talk …
Event DetailsThe Invisible Corps - Roy Larkin
09 Aug 2024 19:30Midlands (East)
Roy will be making a return visit to Ruddington to talk his specialist…
Event DetailsHawthorn Ridge - then and now - Rick Smith
10 Aug 2024 14:30Wolverhampton
The Hawthorn Redoubt was an formidable defensive position for the Germ…
Event Details'The Battle of Verdun' - Christina Holstein
14 Aug 2024 19:45Essex
The Essex Branch, in recent memory, has not addressed the Battle of Ve…
Event DetailsI Am Fortunately in Good Health - Chris Swinburne
17 Aug 2024 14:00Birmingham
I Am Fortunately in Good Health The story of my grandfather Capt. Ge…
Event Details'The Battle of Nonne Boschen 11 November 1914 by Vern Littley'
02 Sep 2024 19:30Lancashire (North)
The Battle of Nonne Boschen by Vern Littley A look at the battlefi…
Event Details‘The perceived failure of Gough’s 5th Army against the German Spring Offens…
04 Sep 2024 19:30Cambridgeshire
‘The perceived failure of Gough’s 5th Army against the German Spring O…
Event Details'A Profound Learning: Four Giants on the Western Front 1914-1918' a talk by…
05 Sep 2024 19:15Middlesex
The four giants in question are Field Marshals Archibald Wavell, Alan …
Event DetailsBritish classical music composers who served in the Great War by Viv John
06 Sep 2024 19:30Wales (South)
Viv joined the WFA in late 1986. Over the years he’s been secretary, …
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