Upcoming Events

Douglas Haig: First Army Commander at the Battle of Loos 1915

Join us as we continue to discover more about Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig. 

Gardening in the Great War

How did gardening assist the war effort at home and in the trenches. Find the answer here  

Too Much Love For Thee, Dear Boy; Paternal Grief in the Great War

We are very aware of the remembrance process on a national or institutional basis but grief and loss was, of course, very personal In The Great War 

Arras

Albert ‘Slash’ Seaton (DCM & Bar), 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers (Boer War & WW1)

A highly decorated professional British soldier who fought in the Boer War and all of WWI. 

Motorcycle Despatch Riders in 1914

The Imperial Camel Corps

The Western Front Association North Staffordshire and South Cheshire Branch Open Day

Preserving the Memory of World War I  

Where the Money Went - the Financial Cost of War

The Financial Cost of the Great War. 

Naval Nurses at Gallipoli

War work beyond imagination  

Lucky Thirteen: XIII Corps Artillery Brigades, 1 July 1916

Richard will look at the artillery battle on 1 July 1916 

Comparing the BEF Retreats of 1914 and 1940

A compelling comparison of the strategies and outcomes in these distinct periods of 1914 and 1940 

1915 - Lessons Learned but not Learned

The Czech Legion and the Allies in Siberia 1917-1922

The King's Pilgrimage: Enduring Impact and Legacy