Upcoming Events

Meeting an urgent need

Should a war widow be allowed to marry her husbands brother ? 

H M Munitions Factory Gretna – The Human and Social Side

H M Munitions Factory Gretna – The Human and Social Side 

Member's Meeting

Branch Members own research and interests. 

On Sticky Wickets – The Life of Hon. Lionel Hallam Tennyson

Cricketer, Soldier and Bon Viveur, the life of Lionel Tennyson was once described as one long Cavalry Charge.  

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. 

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. 

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

Captain Bairnsfather and the "Ole Bill" Cartoons