Upcoming Events

1917: Russia's Year of Revolutions

Two events that shook the world 

'The Indian Army, the Great War, and the Question of Manpower'

This talk explores how enlistment and training were changing not only to incorporate many more recruits but also people traditionally not recruited at all. Officers were a challenge, as new officer cadets needed not only the military training but also the linguistic skills to command Indian soldiers. Ultimately, the logistical difficulties were overcome as a significantly enlarged Indian Army went into the field in all the major theatres of the Great War. 

Branch Symposium

The first branch symposium. 

Canadian Pilots of the Great War

The lives of 3 Canadian Pilots including 2 VCs 

The CWGC Non-commemoration project

CWGC "Every name we recover is a person no longer forgotten" 

Malta-Nurse of the Mediterranean

Malta earned the title ‘nurse of the Mediterranean’ 

The 12th Lancers — from horse to horse-power

A look at the 12th Lancers' evolution from cavalry to armoured cars. 

Mud, blood and bandages

The development of Battlefield Medical Services in WW1 

Branch AGM, followed by 'The Evacuation of Helles, January 1916'

Life in the Trenches

What was life really like in the trenches? 

Origins of The Schlieffen Plan

Germany's Thinking Behind The Schlieffen Plan, and the subcequent outcome. 

AGM And Wales Versus The Flying Circus

The stories of Welsh pilots and observers who came up against the Flying Circus of Manfred von Richtofen 

6th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment After the Bluff to Armistice

The Battle of Le Cateau 26th August 1914

The Battle of Le Cateau on August 26, 1914, was a British rear-guard action, costly but successful.  

The development of aeroplanes and their initial uses in 1914 and early 1915