The presentation will be live and online.
When a confident young master Keyes told his father, a Major General in the Indian Army, of his plans to join the Royal Navy, he provided an indication into the tenacious character traits that would shape his career.
Ambitious, relentless and at times combative, Roger Keyes would grow into one of the most influential sailors in Britain's long maritime history. This talk by the ever popular Clive Harris discusses his life and experiences from the Boxer Rebellions, through Heligoland Bight, Gallipoli and Zeebrugge onto the emergence of Combined Operations in the Second World War.
Members wishing to participate will need to register: details of how to register will be circulated via The Western Front Association's newsletter 'Trench Lines'. If you are not a subscriber to 'Trench Lines' please subscribe now.
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It is also possible to register by clicking this link: I am going to be an Admiral
The talk will be undertaken using the 'Zoom' software which is freely available. It may not be necessary to load the software to your PC / iPad etc: but we would recommend doing so if you wish to participate in this event.