The Western
Front Association East Lancashire Branch
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Chairman Andrew Gill 01282
422772  Treasurer
Martyn James 07963 785511 |
Meetings held at Rosegrove Unity
Social Club
Rossendale Road
Burnley BB11 5DL
Meetings to start at 8pm
Meetings Calendar- 2024
If you would like any further details please contact me on :
Andrew@meningate.co.uk
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| January 30th |
"Laugh or Cry, conditions and fighting in the trenches"
- Peter Hart |
| February 27th |
"1st Ypres" - Nial Cherry |
| March 26th |
"Snipers in the Great War and the Cannock Chase sniper school"
- David Stafford |
| April 30th |
"Battle of Lake Tanganyika - Mimi and Toutou" - Tim
Cockett |
| May 28th |
"Sam on the Somme" - Phil Sutcliffe |
| June 25th |
"Quintinshill - A wartime disaster" - David Carter |
| July 30th |
"The Commonwealth War Graves archives" - Andrew Smethurst |
| August 27th |
"Gassed - an iconic image of the Great War" - Dr.Ian
Adams |
| September 24th |
"Notable Tales From The Front: The role of musicians and music in
WW1" - Martin Purdy |
| October 29th |
"The Great War through the eyes of the McGuire family of Wallasey"
- Dr. Stephen Booth |
| November 26th |
"The sinking of the Provence II 26th February 1916 - fact v fiction."
- Catherine Rousseau |
| December 9th |
AGM and members open |