Trench Mapping

Steve will give a presentation on the development of trenches in the Great War, told through the story of their mapping, naming and photographing.

He is a Trustee of the Gallipoli Association and their historian and webmaster. His main historical interest is British Military history and he has written several books including a centenary volume called Gallipoli: The Dardanelles Disaster in Soldiers’ Words and Photographs, six battleground guidebooks and the edited Diary of Orlo Williams, Inside GHQ. He is an accredited Battlefield Guide and often visits Gallipoli where he leads tours. Stephen is also a member of the Western Front Association, the Guild of Battlefield Guides, the Arnhem Fellowship and the Orders & Medals Research Society.

This meeting will be held in Cobham.  Members of The Western Front Association and non-members are equally welcome.  We ask for a modest £5 donation on the door.  This includes tea, coffee and biscuits at the break. It also includes free tickets for the book raffle.

People joining us at Cobham can use our cashless card system and use their credit card/phone with the reader that will be available at the signing-in desk.

To help make things easier and safer, we are asking those coming to Cobham to bring their own mug for coffee or tea.

Doors open at Cobham at 7:15pm and the meeting starts at 7:45pm.

The picture shows trenches around “The Birdcage” south of Messines in April 1917.