Motorcycle Despatch Riders in 1914

Speaker: Nick Shelley
09 Sep 26

In this talk Nick describes the motorcyclists' contribution to the 1914 campaign, using their own words and their own previously unpublished photographs. Some accounts were contemporaneous, others written soon after the war. The talk is illustrated with many unpublished images from various sources.

 

Members and non-members of the Western Front Association are equally welcome. Any new visitors are guaranteed a friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome from a group of like-minded enthusiasts.

 

The admission charge is £5.

Event organiser: Midlands (East) branch
11 September 2026 19:30 to 11 September 2026 21:30
St Peters Rooms, Ruddington, Notts NG11 6HD
Branch contacts
John Beech
(Branch Chairman)
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