Western Front Association Wolverhampton Branch
A cup of tea or coffee is available from 2:00pm and the meeting begins at 2:30pm prompt. We ask for a minimum donation of £3 to cover room hire, speaker expenses and refreshments.
2023
2023
You do not need to be an expert to enjoy one of our talks - non members also welcome!
You do not need to be an expert to enjoy one of our talks - non members also welcome!
Events
Events
Sat
Sat
14th Jan
Annual General Meeting followed by 'Four Executions and a Wedding
- a tale of murder and shell shock'
Annual General Meeting followed by 'Four Executions and a Wedding
- a tale of murder and shell shock'
Nick Baker
Sat
Sat
11th Feb
India's Great War
India's Great War
Dr. Adam Prime
Sat
Sat
11th Mar
A Game of Two Halves
- the 21st Division in 1918
A Game of Two Halves
- the 21st Division in 1918
Dr. Derek Clayton
Sat
Sat
8th Apr
Verdun – Recovering the Fallen
Verdun – Recovering the Fallen
Christina Holstein
Sat
Sat
13th May
The Last Naval Hero
- David, 1st Earl Beatty
The Last Naval Hero
- David, 1st Earl Beatty
Roy Smart, LT-CDR, R.N.
Sat
Sat
10th June
The Battle of Messines, June 1917
- A Reappraisal
The Battle of Messines, June 1917
- A Reappraisal
Dr. Rob Thompson
Sat
Sat
8th July
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
Dr. Spencer Jones
Sat
Sat
12th Aug
A Foot Soldier’s Memoir
- Part Two, 1917 - 1919
A Foot Soldier’s Memoir
- Part Two, 1917 - 1919
Phil Sutcliffe
Sat
Sat
9th Sept
Two Weeks in the Life of a Welsh Battalion
on the Western Front
Two Weeks in the Life of a Welsh Battalion
on the Western Front
Marietta Crichton-Stewart
Sat
Sat
14th Oct
Strange Tales of the Great War
Several Vignettes of WW1 Research
Strange Tales of the Great War
Several Vignettes of WW1 Research
Phil Tomaeselli
Sat
Sat
11th Nov
The Old Boys of King Edward’s Stourbridge
in the Great War – Part One
The Old Boys of King Edward’s Stourbridge
in the Great War – Part One
Kenneth Wright
Sat
Sat
12th Dec
Fields of Battle, Lands of Peace 1914-1918
A talk based on Mike’s photographic exhibition
of the Battlefields as they are today
Fields of Battle, Lands of Peace 1914-1918
A talk based on Mike’s photographic exhibition
of the Battlefields as they are today
Christmas Social followed by Mike Sheil