Andy Stuart will tell the story of the Allied intervention in the North of Russia in 1918. This will cover what was a highly controversial campaign, from the Russian Revolution to the collapse of the ‘White’ forces and the Allied withdrawal.
A former army officer (artillery), Andy is an Economics graduate with a master's degree. But he has also been an international bank and financial markets director as well as a technology entrepreneur, family historian and novelist.
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 (before the Q&A session with the speaker). 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.
Andy’s talk will start at 8pm. Doors open at Cobham at 7:15pm and the meeting starts at 7:45pm.
The picture shows Major General Frederick Poole, the Commander of the North Russia Expeditionary Force, inspecting a detachment of the Polish Murmansk Battalion before their departure for the front. Archangel, 16 May 1919. He is accompanied by Polish, British and French officers. IWM (Q 69417)