Upcoming Events

General Horace Smith-Dorrien, his two defining battles: Isandlwana 1879 and Le Cateau 1914

Stories from the stones: Irishmen in War and Revolution

The Devons on 1st July 1916: The man who predicted where he would be killed

Ross will burst a few myths about the attack by the Devons 

Archaeology of the Great War

The Dominion of Fear: Morale, motivation and effectiveness on the battlefields of the two World Wars

Perfidious France and the Campaign in the Cameroons (1914-16)

This talk looks at various campaigns in Africa 

Poets and Poems of the Great War

Alnwick based Alan Crowe will discuss some poets of the Great War 

Lloyd George's War

The story of Lloyd George's role in the Great War. 

From Southern England to the Somme (25th Anniversary Meeting of the East Kent Branch)

Comparing the landscapes of the Somme to Southern England. 

Sarajevo 1914

The Law of Unintended Consequences: The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the Balkan Origins of the First World War 

Three Norfolk Heroes

Looking at 3 men who served in the 9th Bn Norfolk Regiment who wrote diaries and memoirs. 

More on silver badges

The history of the Silver War Badge from its inception in 1916 and its development through to the last issue in 1923 and its legacy. 

Remembering Bungo - The life and career of Field Marshal Lord Byng of Vimy

Four Heroes of Verdun

From No Mans Land To Field Hospital

We hear of what happens if you are are wounded in action, how you are rescued, transported, and treated by the medics