Upcoming Events
Listed here are events being hosted by branches as well as other 'national' events. Please do come along and join us
Taking The Fallen Heroes Home
Laying fallen British and Commonwealth service personnel to rest ‘where they fell’ was a principle not always followed.
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No bullets & blood
About half of the 1914 workforce became involved the war in a military capacity but the home population as well as the military personnel still needed to be clothed and fed
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Gallipoli Day: An Angry Vicar and a Lasting Legacy.
One mans fight to honour the memory of British Troops who served in Gallipoli
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The Spy Who Disappeared
A true story of espionage, banditry and derring-do in Transcaspia and the Caucasus.
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'The Indian Army, the Great War, and the Question of Manpower'
This talk explores how enlistment and training were changing not only to incorporate many more recruits but also people traditionally not recruited at all. Officers were a challenge, as new officer cadets needed not only the military training but also the linguistic skills to command Indian soldiers. Ultimately, the logistical difficulties were overcome as a significantly enlarged Indian Army went into the field in all the major theatres of the Great War.
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The CWGC Non-commemoration project
CWGC "Every name we recover is a person no longer forgotten"
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The 12th Lancers — from horse to horse-power
A look at the 12th Lancers' evolution from cavalry to armoured cars.
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