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‘Understanding’ The 1991 Presidential Address delivered by the Honorary President John Terraine

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[This article first appeared in Stand To! 34 Spring 1992 pp7-12] I think I have to begin with an apology today. It is addressed to any of you who may have come to this meeting hoping that they would be hearing about the Aisne, the Department of Northern France named after a quiet, pretty river, noted for its fishing, which in 1914 became the sce...

New WFA Chairman announced

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The Western Front Association has appointed a new chairman to lead the association. Tony Bolton who has been a member of The Western Front Association for over thirty years and attended the Yorkshire Branch until 1997. Tony is Chairman of the Chesterfield Branch. He took the MA in British History and the First World War at the University of Bir...

Royal British Legion, First 100 Years - Derek Prior

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This talk, at the Hornchurch venue, looks at the Royal British Legion and will be presented by Branch Member and Secretary of the Billericay Branch of the RBL, Derek Prior. This will tell the history of the Royal British Legion from WW1 to its centenary, its origins, and initial activities and how those have been modified to remain relevant to...