Upcoming Events

The Indian Army, the Great War, and the Question of Manpower

Join us to learn about how the Indian army recruited in WW1 

Branch Symposium

The first branch symposium. 

Canadian Pilots of the Great War

The lives of 3 Canadian Pilots including 2 VCs 

The CWGC Non-commemoration project

CWGC "Every name we recover is a person no longer forgotten" 

The 12th Lancers — from horse to horse-power

A look at the 12th Lancers' evolution from cavalry to armoured cars. 

Malta-Nurse of the Mediterranean

Malta earned the title ‘nurse of the Mediterranean’ 

Mud, blood and bandages

The development of Battlefield Medical Services in WW1 

Branch AGM, followed by 'The Evacuation of Helles, January 1916'

Life in the Trenches

What was life really like in the trenches? 

Origins of The Schlieffen Plan

Germany's Thinking Behind The Schlieffen Plan, and the subcequent outcome. 

AGM And Wales Versus The Flying Circus

The stories of Welsh pilots and observers who came up against the Flying Circus of Manfred von Richtofen 

6th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment After the Bluff to Armistice

The Battle of Le Cateau 26th August 1914

The Battle of Le Cateau on August 26, 1914, was a British rear-guard action, costly but successful.  

ONLINE: A corner of the Somme, 110 years on

The development of aeroplanes and their initial uses in 1914 and early 1915