Upcoming Events

Members Night

A chance to display the many talents of our own Essex Branch members 

The All Arms Battle and Manoeuvre Warfare – British Airpower 1917

Percy Camplin: A Librarian on the Western Front

"Arf a Mo' Kaiser": How Tommy saved Britain's wartime mail order tobacco trade

Tabacco fundraising and the First World War. 

Public Schools and the Junior Officer Corps of 1916

Find out more about public schools in WW1 

German Tanks at Villers-Bretonneux

In April 1918, German and British tanks clashed in the world’s first tank-on-tank battle. 

August 1914 - Following a supply column

the total chaos of the opening weeks of the Great War 

10 Decisions that settled the Campaign to the Marne

How did the German campaign in 1914 go from invasion to retreat in six weeks? 

Mobilization. The 18 Days 5-22 August 1914

The preparation, organisation and despatch of the thousands of men of the BEF to face the battles to come. 

The French on the Somme

German Tanks at Villers-Bretonneux

When was the first tank on tank battle?  

Logistic Support in the BEF

Logistic Support in the BEF 

The Great War And The Silent Screen

The Great War On The Big Screen 

Stockbroker Battalion; 10th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

The story of the Stockbroker Battalion, the first of the Pals. 

Sea Soldiers - The Royal Naval Division at War 1914-1918

An overview of the Royal Naval Division throughout the First World War