Field-Marshall Wully Robertson

Speaker: Dr John Spencer
Wully Robertson

Field Marshal Sir William Robert Robertson, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, DSO (29 January 1860 – 12 February 1933) was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) – the professional head of the British Army – from 1916 to 1918 during the First World War.

"Wully" Robertson is most usually remembered as the only man so far ever to have risen from the very bottom rank of a private to a field marshal.

Our speaker is Dr John Spencer.

All are welcome to attend this event, and everyone is guaranteed a warm welcome with the doors opening at 6.30pm ready for a 7pm start.

 

Event organiser: Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South) branch
14 December 2026 19:00 to 14 December 2026 21:00
Congregational Church, King Street, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 1EJ
Branch contacts
Geoff White
(Branch Chairman)
Email Geoff White

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