The Songs of the First World War

WW1 trenches
Spring in the Trenches, Ridge Wood, 1917 Image: IWM (Art.IWM ART 1154)

Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch

Friday, 17th October 2025 from 7.30 to 9.30 pm
Wolverton Working Men’s Social Club, 49-50 Stratford Road, Wolverton MK12 5LS

Dr Andrew Smith will look at the background and creation of some of the popular songs from the trenches written to boost morale, encourage enlistment and take the public’s mind off the war. In particular he will look at those sung by the soldiers as their way of making their feelings known to the officers!

This is an interactive workshop , so plenty of audience participation is required.

Milton Keynes Branch of The Western Front Association