Upcoming Events

1917: Russia's Year of Revolutions

Two events that shook the world 

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’ 

Maj Phil Watson: 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 

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 

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

How the Welfare State developed during World War I

Join us for an interesting evening assessing the foundations of the Welfare State.  

Gertrude Bell

What has Gertrude Bell to do with WW1 , now is your turn to learn all 

Shield and Protect, The History of the Essex Yeomanry

Essex's own cavalry unit, later artillery, and its military history in two world wars