Middlesex branch of the Western Front Association. We meet at Whitton Community Centre on first Thursday of each month. Come along!
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WFA Middlesex Branch retweeted
Friday 9th October 2026 7pm Lewes Town Hall BN7 2QS we welcome Andrew Byford he will be speaking about The Infantry Pioneers of WW1. All are welcome to attend Members or Non Members. @TheWFA @paulthedom @RylSxRegt @SussexMilitary
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Our long awaited Autumn program! Our next talk is on Thursday 1st October with a fascinating discussion on Mametz Wood and the role of the 38th Welsh Division. All welcome!
Our long awaited Autumn program! Our next talk is on Thursday 1st October with a fascinating discussion on Mametz Wood and the role of the 38th Welsh Division. All welcome!
WFA Middlesex Branch retweeted
NEXT BRANCH MEETING
Sunday 17th May 2026 (2pm)
Location: Scots Guards Club, 1st Floor, 2 Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5DR.
Speaker: Nick Jellicoe.
Subject: 'Jutland: The Unfinished Battle'.
Visitors welcome. Suggested donation £5.00.
Please DM to reserve a place.
WFA Middlesex Branch retweeted
Friday 12/06/26 Lewes Town Hall BN7 2QS 7pm welcome Thomas A Marshall to the branch. He will be speaking about Percy W Complin who served with the Artists Rifles. He was the Librarian for Isleworth. Our speaker Thomas was also in this role. @TheWFA @paulthedom
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RMS Lusitania, off New York - 1st May 1915.
Photographed from HMS Glory, 111 years old today.
A haunting image as the Cunard liner races unknowingly towards her fate off the Old Head of Kinsale six days later - with 1,960 people on board.
Our next talk is Thursday 7th May at 730pm. 'The Aftermath of Jutland' by Professor Andrew Lambert: exploring the 1916 Battle of Jutland’s aftermath. At Whitton Community Centre, Percy Road, Whitton, TW2 6JL. £4 donation. All welcome.
WFA Middlesex Branch retweeted
OTD 1917
Pte Stanley Rouse (19) died of wounds in a casualty clearing station at Duisans
@GreatWarGroup @WFASouthScot @SussexWfa @herts_at_war @Scarletboy44 @TerryWhenham @Taff_Gillingham @CWGC @ww1cemeteries @TheWFA
WFA Middlesex Branch retweeted
Siege of Kut Al Amara: Dec 1915 - Apr 1916.
An operating theatre showing the rudimentary nature of the medical facilities during the siege.
The besieged Indian 6th Division suffered almost 4, 000 casualties - including over 700 men dying of disease in the unsanitary conditions.
WFA Middlesex Branch retweeted
A fantastic meeting and talk by @ChristinaNoyes8 about Verdun last week 29 people in attendance. Just hope we can get them all back also a good AGM with a new treasurer that means we can continue as a branch. @TheWFA
WFA Middlesex Branch retweeted
I’ll be giving a talk @NAM_London (also available online) this coming Friday at 12.00 on the support 🇬🇧 gave to 🇷🇸 during the Great War.
The talk will cover the contribution of key individuals and organisations that came to 🇷🇸 aid.
Details below:
nam.ac.uk/whats-on/britains-…
WFA Middlesex Branch retweeted
Interested in researching the history of a #WarMemorial? Our helpsheets can guide you! With tips on where and what to research, these are a must read for anyone interested in discovering more see warmemorials.org/helpsheets
ALT Researching the history of a war memorial helpsheet
ALT Researching the names on a war memorial helpsheet
WFA Middlesex Branch retweeted
Friday 10/04/26 Lewes Town Hall BN7 2QS 7pm @SussexWfa welcome Author & Historian Christina Holstein to the branch. Christina is an expert on the Battlefields of Verdun so this is a great chance to hear her speak. All are welcome @TheWFA
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Please share this will be a great talk
Friday 10/04/26 Lewes Town Hall BN7 2QS 7pm @SussexWfa welcome Author & Historian Christina Holstein to the branch. Christina is an expert on the Battlefields of Verdun so this is a great chance to hear her speak. All are welcome @TheWFA
WFA Middlesex Branch retweeted
The book has a cover! Available to pre-order now at Waterstones, Amazon etc etc etc. @penswordbooks
