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The Russian Expeditionary Force in France and Macedonia 1916-1918

The Story of 40,000 Russian soldiers sent to fight in France, Macedonia and Salonika.  

The action at Sheikh Sa'id, November 1914

Collecting war related memorabilia at the time of the war and after

A look at the collecting of war related memorabilia 

"Oh, What a Bostin War!” – Mobilisation & Recruitment in the Black Country in 1914.

Join us to discover the military reaction to the outbreak of the Great War in the Black Country.   

The Battle of the Somme

A look at Britain's longest and costliest battle 

Welsh Warrior at Ypres, 1914

The Battles of the Isonzo

A huge part of the fighting on the Italian Front took place along the Isonzo River in several battles 

August 1914 – A Supply Column and the Total Chaos of Mobilisation

The Western Front Way - Stephen Drinkwater and members of the Rivington Cyclists Team

Epic 634 mile cycle ride along the Western Front Way 

Lost Mines of the Somme

Look beyond Hawthorn Ridge and Lochnagar! 

Graham Baron Ash - Red Cross Chauffeur, RFC Pilot and Balloonatic

Tale of a warwickshire born lad and his life in the sky 

The Easter Rising: A Distraction from the Western Front

The 1916 Easter Rising was intended to exploit British distraction, but did it significantly divert Western Front military resources. 

Branch AGM followed by "The Great War Memorials of Lincolnshire"

The Austro-Hungarian Front 1914-1918

Poor leadership resulting in high number of casualties 

'Mons, 22nd - 24th August 1914, Re-visited'

The first few days of August 1914 have been used by many historians as a metric by which to form opinions of French, Haig, Allenby, and Smith-Dorrien, which they have continued to apply to them for the remainder of the war.