Upcoming Events

Welsh Warrior: Brigadier General Hubert Rees

“Thomas Chrisp MM Durham Light Infantry”

Jane will talk about Alnwick man Thomas Chrisp 

From OTC to OCB

The professionalisation of selection and training of junior temporary officers. 

AGM + Mobilization 1914

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

Kitchener’s Volunteers go to War: Sulva August 1915

We've all heard of the 'Lancashire Landing' in Gallipoli but in this talk we hear about the Yorkshire landing 

The War In The Far East

We know about the Western Front and other Theatres. This is a 1914 trip to the Far East 

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. 

"I'm Out! Escape From POW Camps in Germany"

Just how hard was it for POW's to make the elusive "Home Run" after escaping 

Raiders on the Battlefield: Special operations and forces in WW1

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

Captain Bairnsfather and the "Ole Bill" Cartoons