National Events

The British West Indies Regiment in the First World War - Paul Chambers
08 Oct 2025 20:00Essex
This talk will tell of the formation and experience of the voluntee...
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The Life and Death of Leigh Roose, Sportsman and Soldier, Spencer Vignes
10 Oct 2025 19:30Midlands (East)
In 1914 Leigh Roose, the first superstar of modern day football, we...
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Uncovering the Dead 1919-39 by Peter Hodgkinson
11 Oct 2025 14:00Yorkshire
There is currently considerable interest in battlefield archaeology...
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“Arthur’s War” The diary of Gunner Arthur Smith RFA/RHA 1916-1919
11 Oct 2025 14:30Wolverhampton
Rick Smith - First World War Historian, Researcher and Guide. The...
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The Sea Soldiers - Royal Naval Division at War 1914-1918. A talk by Dr...
12 Oct 2025 14:00Scotland (South)
Andrew's talk will trace the history of the Royal Naval Division fr...
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From Tsingtao to Skipton by Anne Buckley
13 Oct 2025 19:00Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South)
Herbert Straehler...
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‘Motorcycle Despatch Riders In 1914' by Nick Shelley
17 Oct 2025 19:30Worcestershire & Herefordshire
In this talk Nick describes the motorcyclists' contribution to the...
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WFA Trench Mapping Project – Mark Taylor
18 Oct 2025 14:00Birmingham
The process, trials and tribulations of the WFA project in saving a...
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Stuart Hadaway presents 'On to Aleppo'
18 Oct 2025 14:30Ox & Bucks
Stuart makes a welcome return to our branch to present 'On to Alepp...
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British Artillery on the Western Front 1914-1918: Learning - Developing...
20 Oct 2025 19:45Tyneside
We look at the Artillery Brigades of the BEF from the early months...
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Once they were young: British generals at the Battle of Omdurman, 1898 b...
20 Oct 2025 20:00Southend on Sea
In the 1880s, control over northeastern Africa was a political mine...
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Beyond the Trenches: Indirect Approaches and Irregular Warfare in WWI
23 Oct 2025 10:00National Event
2025 Symposium at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas Ci...
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Courage without Glory – Gallipoli and the Western Front in 1915
01 Nov 2025 10:00National Event
A joint conference between the Gallipoli Association and The Wester...
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The Great War, And The Birth of Modern Horror
01 Nov 2025 13:30Yorkshire (West Riding)
At our meeting today we welcome Mr Andy Moody, who will be talking...
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'Conscription in Britain and the Dominions' by Paul Cobb
02 Nov 2025 14:00Wiltshire
This month the branch will have a new talk presented. The subject i...
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