Upcoming Events

The Battle of Jutland - As Seen From Walthamstow

Walthamstow in East London was in Essex in 1916 and had no historic connection with the sea., yet many men from there served at Jutland 

The Royal Naval Division at Gavrelle

A look at 'sea soldiers' actions to take Gavrelle 

The Great War in the Films of the 1920's

How the Great war influenced 1920's cinema. 

War Crime? Atrocity? Propaganda? The Lusitania Funerals and Corpse No. 71

The impact and consequences of the sinking of the Lusitania  

The African Water War 1914-18

German Tanks at Villers-Bretonneux... and more

This talk is about the German tanks at Villers Bretoneux in 1918 

Lance Corporal Charles Graham Robertson VC MM

Exploring the story of an individual soldier 

Three Day's in the Great War

How Two Wheels to War was Researched and Written

Have you ever wondered what research is behind a book title? 

The rising of the son

This presentation focuses on the selection and exhumation of the Unknown Warrior  

A Game for Christmas: Football on the Western Front, December 1914?

AGM & Members Evening

The U-boat Campaign and Anti-submarine Strategy, Tactics and Operations in the Great War

What was the German tactic of unrestricted submarine warfare and what other strategies did they use during the Great War? 

Goodbye old man - the artist Fortunino Matania's vision of the Great War

Fortunino Matania's war art. 

The Battle of Verdun

Battle of Verdun was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916