WFA Middlesex Branch

Middlesex branch of the Western Front Association. We meet at Whitton Community Centre on first Thursday of each month. Come along!

[WFA Middlesex Branch @WFAMiddlesex]

WFA Middlesex Spring/Summer Schedule

[WFA South of Scotland @WFASouthScot]

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.

[Paul Prendergast @paulthedom]

This is the next talk at the @SussexWfa next month all are welcome @newguide2015 @RylSxRegt @TheWFA

[WFA Sussex Branch @SussexWfa]

We need your support for our branch to continue to tell these stories of heroes all are welcome to attend non members and members please share. Sussex needs to be aware

[WFA South of Scotland @WFASouthScot]

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.

[WFA Middlesex Branch @WFAMiddlesex]

WFA Middlesex Spring/Summer Schedule

[WFA Middlesex Branch @WFAMiddlesex]

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.

[The Western Front Milton Keynes Branch @WesternfrontMKB]

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 South of Scotland @WFASouthScot]

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 Sussex Branch @SussexWfa]

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

[Nick Ilić @Nik_Ilic]

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:

https://t.co/Ow6aaXZynD

[War Memorials Trust @WarMemorials]

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 https://t.co/rxPSF0bJhr

[Paul Prendergast @paulthedom]

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 Sussex Branch @SussexWfa]

Please share this will be a great talk

[Iain McMullen @IainMcMullen]

The book has a cover! Available to pre-order now at Waterstones, Amazon etc etc etc. @penswordbooks

[Delta-Lima-India @GaryHennessey8]

Today marks the 110th anniversary of the raid on Sunderland by
German Navy Zeppelin L11 commanded by Korvettenkapitan Victor Schütze. The raid caused 22 fatalities & 128 injuries.
5 weeks later L11 was used in observing ship movements during the Battle of Jutland.

[WFA Middlesex Branch @WFAMiddlesex]

Fantastic lecture by Greg this evening. Interested in #ww1 and in #Whitton #houslow #Twickenham #richmond #Teddington ? Our next lecture is Thursday 7th May

[WFA Middlesex Branch @WFAMiddlesex]

Come Join Us At Whitton Community Centre Thursday 2nd April 730pm for : 'An Independent RAF – Inspiration or Aberration?' by Greg Baughen on the RAF’s 1918 creation, its impact on Britain’s defence policy, and whether independence was visionary or flawed' All Welcome!

[WFA Middlesex Branch @WFAMiddlesex]

Come Join Us At Whitton Community Centre Thursday 2nd April 730pm for : 'An Independent RAF – Inspiration or Aberration?' by Greg Baughen on the RAF’s 1918 creation, its impact on Britain’s defence policy, and whether independence was visionary or flawed' All Welcome!

[WFA Middlesex Branch @WFAMiddlesex]

ANNOUNCEMENT: Unfortunately, owing to the unavailability of our speaker, this Thursday's WFA Middlesex Branch Meeting (7 November 2024) has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience. We are back on Thursday 5 December and hope to see you there! @TheWFA

[WFA Middlesex Branch @WFAMiddlesex]

We are back at Whitton Community Centre this Thursday (3 October). We have Professor Andrew Lambert of King’s College London giving us a talk entitled, ‘British strategy: Fisher, Corbett and the Baltic: 1914-1916’. All welcome for a 7.30pm start. £4 donation if you can.