Upcoming Events

The Rocky Road to Trench Warfare

AGM and Members' Contributions

AGM and Members' Contributions 

“1915- Lessons learned; but not learned”

Sean will look at the Battles of 1915 

Kitchener before the Great War, 1850-1913

Lord Kitchener’s military career prior to the First World War was lengthy and varied.  

Christmas Social

A social event with like minded friends 

Scapa Flow - Salvaging the Imperial German Navy

includes our annual Christmas social event 

Air VCs - Who and Why?

19 Victoria Crosses were awarded to British and Commonwealth airmen in the First World War. This is their story. 

From Tsingtao to Skipton

Commonwealth War Graves Committee

Commonwealth War Graves Committee 

Christmas Social and Buffet + Talk

Speaker to follow the Xmas Social 

Members Medley & Mince Pies

Branch end of year medley and the inevitable mince pies! 

The Salonika Zeppelin

What was a Zeppelin doing out in Salonika? All will be revealed in this presentation 

Anti-tank gun hunters

The German army quickly deployed massive 13.2mm rifles, bundles of stick grenades, and modified field guns. 

Field-Marshall Wully Robertson

Robertson is remembered as the only man to have risen from the bottom rank of a private to a Field Marshal 

Tanks on the Somme

Chris is from the Tank Museum, Dorset and makes a welcome return to talk about the Battle of the Somme