Upcoming Events

Listed here are events being hosted by branches as well as other 'national' events. Please do come along and join us

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Infantry Pioneers
9 October 2026
Sussex branch

The Infantry Pioneers of WW1

A remarkable story of the men who answered the call to arms. 

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10 Oct 26
9 October 2026
Midlands (East) branch

The Battle of the Sambre: Crossing the Canal

 

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No 1 Squadron RNAS 1914
9 October 2026
Lancashire and Cheshire branch

The Navy takes to the air. RNAS 1914-17

The Navy takes to the air. RNAS 1914-17 

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10 October 2026
Wolverhampton branch

Robert Keable - Utterly immoral First World War Chaplain

"Scandal, bestseller, and Hollywood: the shocking true story behind Robert Keable’s Simon Called Peter." 

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Bucquoy.
10 October 2026
Yorkshire branch

The Defence of Bucquoy

In this presentation, Fraser will talk us through the desperate defensive action that took place in and around the village of Bucquoy 

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Hero1 (1)
11 October 2026
Scotland (South) branch

'A Time to Die and a Time to Live'. Medical Advances on the Western Front.

Tom Scotland will describe the tremendous progress made in the surgical treatment of wounded soldiers during the Great War.  

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RFC Picture
12 October 2026
Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South) branch

The Coming of Age: British Airpower on the Western Front 1914 –1916

The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) saw immense growth from 1914 to 1916, expanding from a few squadrons to a force of 27 squadrons by the Battle of the Somme in 1916. 

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Q9513
14 October 2026
Heart of England branch

The 63rd (Naval) Division in the Battle of the Ancre

The 63rd (Naval) Division, formed in 1914 from naval reservists, had served as infantry at Antwerp and in Gallipoli.  

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Maudslay Lorries And Wrecked German Transport Drocourt Queant 1918 IWM
14 October 2026
Somerset branch

Automobiles in the Great War

Roy Larkin the WW1 transport expert explores the use of Automobiles in the Great War  

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Sunrise Tyne Cot Misty Kyle Masson 2
14 October 2026
Suffolk branch

Commonwealth War Graves

 

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02 910 2026 10Th Essex
14 October 2026
Essex branch

Infantry Kit Before and After 1914

The British soldier had an effective uniform and means of carrying good kit in 1914. How did this evolve and what changed during the War? 

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Cramping His Style Cartoon (Punch 9 April 1919) Thumbnail
15 October 2026
London (East) branch

Wartime Cartooning: A Legacy of Laughter

 

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16 October 2026
Worcestershire & Herefordshire branch

"The 1918 'Representation of the People Act': A Victory For Women....Or Men"

This talk explores the campaign for the vote during the Great War 

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Lechlade
17 October 2026
Birmingham branch

Lechlade and the Great War, 1914-18

Great War experiences of a Cotswold village 

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Photograph Of The Young Douglas Haig As An Officer With The 7Th Hussars. Crop
17 October 2026
Ox & Bucks branch

First World War officers who fought at Omdurman and the Boer War

How did their experiences of Omdurman (1897–1898) and the Boer War (1899–1902) shape their tactics ? 

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