Upcoming Events

Smith Dorrien and the Mons Campaign

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

Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover

Using a unique archive, the story of an Australian Great War Nurse is revealed 

The Lancers; from the Boer War, to the Great War

Canadian Pilots of the Great War

This talk describes the war experiences of several lesser-known pilots from Canada. 

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. 

Trench Mapping

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. 

No bullets & blood

About half of the 1914 workforce became involved the war in a military capacity but the home population as well as the military personnel still needed to be clothed and fed 

ONLINE: Turning Points 1916

Spencer continues his 'counter-factual' theme with a look at 1916 

Gallipoli Day: An Angry Vicar and a Lasting Legacy.

One mans fight to honour the memory of British Troops who served in Gallipoli 

The Lancers, from the Boer War to the Great War

Invasion Scares from Napoleon to the Kaiser

The Spy Who Disappeared

A true story of espionage, banditry and derring-do in Transcaspia and the Caucasus.