'From this point, the tourist should go on foot: the Somme 1919-1939' by Prof Mark Connelly

'From this point, the tourist should go on foot: the Somme 1919-1939' by...

01 May 2025 19:15
Kent (North West)

Caption: Tourists on the Western Front c. 1920 About this talk: Unl...

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London Regiment Drill Halls - a talk by Charles Fair

London Regiment Drill Halls - a talk by Charles Fair

01 May 2025 19:15
Middlesex

The talk first looks at the role and functions of the drill hall as...

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"Sir Billy in the Wars"  - Billy Butlin and his service in WW1 and involvement in WW2

"Sir Billy in the Wars" - Billy Butlin and his service in WW1 and invol...

02 May 2025 19:30
Wales (South)

"Sir Billy in the Wars" - Billy Butlin and his service in WW1 and i...

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“Combat motivation and morale in British Empire armies in the two world wars' " by Prof. Gary Sheffield

“Combat motivation and morale in British Empire armies in the two world...

06 May 2025 19:30
Chesterfield

      Was there such a thing as a universal British Empire soldie...

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'A Matter of Persistence: The Battle of Festubert 15-25 May 1915 by Dr Michael Woods'

'A Matter of Persistence: The Battle of Festubert 15-25 May 1915 by Dr M...

06 May 2025 19:30
Lancashire (North)

'A Matter of Persistence: The Battle of Festubert 15-25 May 1915 by...

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The First World War- a War of Empire by Dr. Sean Lang

The First World War- a War of Empire by Dr. Sean Lang

07 May 2025 19:30
Cambridgeshire

The First World War- a War of Empire by Dr. Sean Lang Sean Lang is...

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Tragedy at Quintinshill - May 1915, Grant Cullen

Tragedy at Quintinshill - May 1915, Grant Cullen

09 May 2025 19:30
Midlands (East)

The Quintinshill rail disaster was a multi-train rail crash which o...

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Where's Willie?

Where's Willie?

10 May 2025 14:00
Wales (North)

Branch secretary John Storey tells the story of the events surround...

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What the WAACs did next by Alison Fell

What the WAACs did next by Alison Fell

10 May 2025 14:00
Yorkshire

This talk introduces the context and experiences of WAACs and discu...

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Lt. Col. Charles Child Dowding DSO & Bar, MC - a Long and Winding Road

Lt. Col. Charles Child Dowding DSO & Bar, MC - a Long and Winding Road

10 May 2025 14:30
Wolverhampton

Branch member, Andy Johnson will take us through the career of Char...

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New Zealand Generalship by Dr John Peaty

New Zealand Generalship by Dr John Peaty

12 May 2025 19:00
Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South)

About the talk: A talk on New Zealand Generalship About the Speaker...

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“Germans on the Run: From Tsingtao to Skipton” Professor Anne Buckley

“Germans on the Run: From Tsingtao to Skipton” Professor Anne Buckley

12 May 2025 19:15
Northumberland

Anne recounts the little-known escape story of two German naval off...

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Le Moncel - Lance versus Lance by Phil Watson

Le Moncel - Lance versus Lance by Phil Watson

13 May 2025 19:30
Cheltenham & Gloucester

On 7 September 1914, the 9th Lancers (2nd Cavalry Brigade) conducte...

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A Lieutenant at  15 - Paul Harris

A Lieutenant at 15 - Paul Harris

14 May 2025 19:30
Somerset

A Lieutenant at fifteen is the remarkable story of Alfred Davis who...

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Poppy and Cornflower Ladies - Dr Vivien Newman

Poppy and Cornflower Ladies - Dr Vivien Newman

14 May 2025 20:00
Essex

We all know about the role of the poppy in remembrance, and the Fre...

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