Upcoming Events

Sarajevo 1914

The Law of Unintended Consequences: The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the Balkan Origins of the First World War 

More on silver badges

Details to follow 

Four Heroes of Verdun

Searching For Llandudno's Fallen

Smith Dorrien and the Mons Campaign

Gas! Protection against chemical weapons during the Great War

This talk will explain the main developments during the war and how thousands of lives were saved by the scientists who developed gas masks 

The Raid on Zeebrugge

Over 200 medals earned within an hour. This talk explains why  

Once they were young: British Generals at the Battle of Omdurman, 1898

Where Did the First World War Leaders and Generals Learn Their "Trade"? 

Men, machines and mousetraps - a Leeds firm at war

Scotland's Territorials at Peace and War.

Allan Downie will present a study of Scottish units of the Territorial Force (TF) between 1st April 1908 to 29th May 1916. 

Smith Dorrien and the Mons Campaign

Exploration of the critical role Smith Dorrien played during the Mons Campaign of 1914 

Shooting war: The work of pioneering WW1 photojournalist Ariel Varges by Nick Higham.

Former BBC correspondent, Nick Higham will talk to us about a photojournalist from the Great war called Ariel Varges. 

Conscientious Objectors

Branch AGM and Quiz Night

Taking The Fallen Heroes Home

Laying fallen British and Commonwealth service personnel to rest ‘where they fell’ was a principle not always followed.