ONLINE: From the Suvla Plain to Victory: The Life of William Ralph Peel

The presentation will be live and online.

The gift of a set of trench maps belonging to Lt-Col William Ralph Peel led to Clive to discover more about his incredible wartime life. From the Suvla Bay landings in August 1915 to the liberation of Hautmont on 11 November 1918, it's a journey that took him through the Somme and Passchendaele leading to the award of a DSO and two bars.

After recently meeting William Peel's daughter Meloria, Col Peel's extremely detailed unpublished memoirs have come to light to further illustrate his wartime experiences with both the Green Howards and Manchester Regiment and shed a fascinating insight into his character.

Members wishing to participate will need to register, details of how to register will be circulated via The Western Front Association's newsletter 'Trench Lines'. If you are not a subscriber to Trench Lines please subscribe now via the box at the bottom of this page.

It is also possible to register by clicking this link: From the Suvla Plain to Victory

The talk will be undertaken using the 'Zoom' software which is freely available. It may not be necessary to load the software to your PC / iPad etc: but we would recommend doing so if you wish to participate in this event.