Upcoming Events

The rocky road to trench warfare

The Rocky Road to Stalemate: How and why the First World War descended so quickly into trench warfare 

The Origins of the Schlieffen Plan

A critical look at the German blueprint for victory 

Remembering Bungo: The life and career of Field Marshal Lord Byng of Vimy

From Burnley Barracks to the battlefield : a Territorial doctor in the Great War

Lt./Col. Dr. T. Holt, Burnley M.O. Major in the T.A. served in Gallipoli, later commanding a Field Ambulance 

January 2027 Gary Sheffield

Gary brings his latest research contrasting the experiences of the BEF in 1914-18 with that in 1939-45 

WW1 Medals

Wadebridge Antiques Kev Bennett will be talking about some of his medal collection 

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. 

‘The First XV: the senior staff of Haig’s five armies’

Paul Harris returns to the branch to speak about a number of generals whose names will be familiar. 

The Territorial Force 1908 - 1919

The Territorial Force : forgotten army of the First World War. Its planned role and how it was really used. 

"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

James will be discussing special forces in WW1, dispelling the myth that they were a WW2 'invention'