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South Ribble in the Great War WFA Leyland & Central 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.
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WFA Leyland & Central Lancashire Events
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Latest News & Additions
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22 October 2018
Naval Disaster on the Broad Fourteens by Stan Grosvenor MA 
RAFA Club, Westby House, Golden Hill, Leyland PR25 3NN
£4 recommended donation. Non-members always welcome |
28 May 2018 - New memorial pages
Penwortham - Methodist Plaque / Farington - Memorial Garden / Walton-le-Dale - St. Leonard's Memorial Plaque 27 May 2018 - New memorial pages Lostock Hall - St. Gerard's Cross / Longton - Methodist Board / Penwortham - FM Finch Plaque 26 May 2018 - Leyland Motors in the Great War. Leyland has a proud tradition of manufacturing commercial and industrial vehicles. At the time of the Great War, Leyland was a relatively new company that was rapidly expanding. |
Projects
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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. |
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 |
2018-19. IWM Lives of the First World War.
All of the people featured on this website will be added to this permanent digital memorial. South Ribble in the Great War will have a limited life, but will live on courtesy of the IWM. |
2018-19. Cuerden Hall Auxiliary Military Hospital.
During the Great War, Cuerden Hall was used as a military hospital. Major research will get under way soon and all men in the admission book will be added to IWM Lives of the First World War. |
2019. 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 in 2019. |