Upcoming Events

The Battle of the Sambre: Crossing the Canal

Mike Taylor 'Still in no Man's Land?' - The life and controversial career of Brig-General Frank Percy Crozier 1879-1937

The life and controversial career of Brig-General Frank Percy Crozier 1879-1937 

Robert Keable - Utterly immoral First World War Chaplain

"Scandal, bestseller, and Hollywood: the shocking true story behind Robert Keable’s Simon Called Peter." 

The Defence of Bucquoy

In this presentation, Fraser will talk us through the desperate defensive action that took place in and around the village of Bucquoy 

'A Time to Die and a Time to Live'. Medical Advances on the Western Front.

Tom Scotland will describe the tremendous progress made in the surgical treatment of wounded soldiers during the Great War.  

The Coming of Age: British Airpower on the Western Front 1914 –1916

The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) saw immense growth from 1914 to 1916, expanding from a few squadrons to a force of 27 squadrons by the Battle of the Somme in 1916. 

The 63rd (Naval) Division in the Battle of the Ancre

The 63rd (Naval) Division, formed in 1914 from naval reservists, had served as infantry at Antwerp and in Gallipoli.  

Automobiles in the Great War

Roy Larkin the WW1 transport expert explores the use of Automobiles in the Great War  

Commonwealth War Graves

Infantry Kit Before and After 1914

The British soldier had an effective uniform and means of carrying good kit in 1914. How did this evolve and what changed during the War? 

Lechlade and the Great War, 1914-18

Great War experiences of a Cotswold village 

Advance from the Sphinx of Egypt to the Gates of Gaza

Stories and experiences from this unique campaign which the Territorials fought against the Turks, January 1916 to March 1917. 

Ordnance: The End, The Beginning and the Great War

From Gaza to Jerusalem

The 1917 campaign for Southern Palestine 

Sudan campaign 1882-1898 linking to future Great War Generals

What were the early experiences of some of the Great War Generals such as Haig?