Kevin Galloway
Kevin was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, in 1958, and for over thirty years worked in the steel and heavy industries. Now working in Packaging and Logistics (Chemical) as a...
View ArticleDavid O'Mara
Born in East Lancashire in 1971, David comes from a lineage that has seen military service in most conflicts from the Crimea to (the wrong side of!) a "certain war in central Europe". His interest in...
View ArticleHarry Fecitt MBE TD
Harry joined the British Army in 1960, serving in the infantry. His first visit to Africa was as a paratrooper on exercise in King Idris' Libya in 1964. The following year he served on contract with...
View ArticleSue Light
Sue Light is a trained nurse and midwife who has worked as a Nursing Sister in Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps both in England and abroad. Originally involved with an in-depth study of...
View ArticleJim Grundy
Jim was born in 1969 and has lived in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, all his life. His interest in the Great War is long-standing, attributed to the stories told him about his family's participation in the...
View ArticleJerry Murland
After leaving school Jerry Murland served with the Parachute Regiment where he saw active service in the Middle East. After leaving the Army in 1969 he worked briefly at the National Mountaineering...
View ArticleAndy Lonergan
Andy Lonergan is a member of the Northamptonshire branch of the Western Front Association and a friend of the Centre for First World War studies at Birmingham University. He is also a member of the...
View ArticlePaul Foster
I first joined the WFA in early 1981 and was soon appointed to organise the WFA Tours. John Giles and I hit it off immediately. It did not take long before I became the Hon Secretary taking over the...
View ArticleChristopher Nash
Christopher is interested in history and WW1 literature, pre- and post-Great War social changes. He is a Member of WFA and contributor to WFA Thames Valley Branch magazine 'Poppy' for many years....
View ArticlePeter Crook
Peter's interest in the First World War began with reading Leon Wolff's 'In Flanders Fields', Alan Clark's 'The Donkeys' and Robert Graves' 'Goodbye to All That' while he was at Bristol University....
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