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South Ribble in the Great War WFA Leyland & Central Lancashire |
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Sections
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Cuerden Hall
*Coming soon*
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Events
The next meeting of the Western Front Association takes place on Monday 28 October, 2019 at the Royal Air Force Association (RAFA) Club, Westby House, Golden Hill, Leyland, PR24 3NN at 7.30 for 8pm. Suggested donation is £4 - Non WFA members also welcome
Past & Current Projects
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Cuerden Hall & the Red Cross 1914-19
During the Great War, Cuerden Hall was used as an auxiliary military hospital. The hospital treated more than 700 injured soldiers. Many women and some men volunteered for service with the Red Cross and St. John Ambulance
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IWM War Memorials Register
Many of the memorials listed on this website are either not on the register or their details need updating. WFA Leyland and Central Lancashire will undertake this work beginning in 2019
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Tracing the Belgian Refugees
Tracing the Belgian Refugees is a digital humanities project funded by the AHRC and run by colleagues at the Universities of Leeds, Leuven and UCL, which traces and records Belgian refugees who came to the UK during the First World War.
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South Ribble WW1 Memorial
The South Ribble World War 1 Memorial was unveiled and dedicated on 11 Nov 2015. Charles O'Donnell and other historians traced the men on it. Video by RT Productions for South Ribble Council
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Our Lives
Our Lives is a multimedia experience created by The Creative Network and South Ribble Borough Council. Charles O'Donnell of WFA Leyland & Central Lancashire was a contributor. Video by RT Productions for South Ribble Council
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On 2nd September 2018, on the eve of the one-hundredth anniversary of the events that were to win him the VC, the Corporal John McNamara VC paving stone was unveiled in his home village of Bamber Bridge (‘Brig’) near Preston, Lancashire.
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South Ribble in the Great War is a project of the Leyland & Central Lancashire branch of The Western Front Association (WFA). The WFA was formed in 1980 to maintain interest in the First World War (1914-1918). We work to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of all, from all sides, on all Fronts: on land, at sea, in the air and on the Home Front. The WFA is non-political and does not seek to glorify war. Text and images on this website are © 2018 Charles O'Donnell unless otherwise stated - see the full disclaimer. Please note that this work has been produced in partnership with South Ribble Borough Council but this website does not belong to them.