Upcoming Events

AGM + Mobilization 1914

AGM followed by talk by Tony Bolton - Tony's talk will shed light onto the forces mobilized. 

Australian Pilots Of the Great War

Mountain Warfare on the Italian Front

A look at the difficulties of conducting warfare at 12,000ft 

“Haig’s Command Philosophy and Style – Teacher or Tyrant?”

In this presentation Phil will cover how Haig was both teacher and tyrant. 

I'm Out! - Escape from German PoW Camps, 1914-18

Nobody really expected to be made a prisoner of war but once captured it was a cruel, hard world, especially if they weren’t officers. 

Stalky’s Forlorn Hope

Nick Higham's talk tells the five men’s story and that of the little-known Battle of Baku and its legacy. 

From Flying Dreadnought to Dogfighter - The Troubled Birth of the British Fighter

Captain Bairnsfather and the "Ole Bill" Cartoons

I'm out! Escape from German POW Camps 1914 - 18

Peter will be talking to us about daring escapes made by British POW's during the Great War  

'The Blue Blood of the Land' The Yeomanry at Frezenberg Ridge 13 May 1915

John will explain from the cavalry to a Corps in October 1914,covering a number of Yeomanry Regiments 

Commonwealth War Graves Commission -Archives, Architecture and Conservation

A two part CWGC talk focusing on Conservation and Archives. 

A Fine Feat of Arms – The Zeppelin Base Raids, Autumn 1914

Zeppelin Base Raids 

Gallipoli 1915 – a Turning Point?

A look at the campaign from its conception, the landings and the final withdrawal in January 1916. 

The U-Boat Campaign 1914-18 - The Inside Story

This talk shows how the German U-boat became the commerce raider of the war and how it ended in failure. 

The Great War - Crimson Fields

Front Line Nurses and Surgeons