Upcoming Events

Branch AGM, followed by 'The Evacuation of Helles, January 1916'

Life in the Trenches

What was life really like in the trenches? 

Origins of The Schlieffen Plan

Germany's Thinking Behind The Schlieffen Plan, and the subcequent outcome. 

AGM And Wales Versus The Flying Circus

The stories of Welsh pilots and observers who came up against the Flying Circus of Manfred von Richtofen 

The Battle of Le Cateau 26th August 1914

The Battle of Le Cateau on August 26, 1914, was a British rear-guard action, costly but successful.  

The development of aeroplanes and their initial uses in 1914 and early 1915

How the Welfare State developed during World War I

Join us for an interesting evening assessing the foundations of the Welfare State.  

Gertrude Bell

What has Gertrude Bell to do with WW1 , now is your turn to learn all 

The Half Shilling Curate: The Great War Padre the Rev Herbert Butler Cowl CF MC

Shield and Protect, The History of the Essex Yeomanry

Essex's own cavalry unit, later artillery, and its military history in two world wars 

The Battle of Messines 1917. The prelude to the Battle of Passchendaele and the biggest man-made explosion before the A-bomb.

The Battle of Messines 1917. The prelude to the Battle of Passchendaele and the biggest man-made explosion before the A-bomb. 

'The Old Contemptibles'

'The Old Contemptibles' 

The Great War at Spanbroekmolen 1914-1918

Tunnelling at Spanbroekmolen  

Observers with the Royal Flying Corps

Lost Opportunity – 22 August 1914

How the Battle of the Ardennes on 22 August 1914 had consequences for the whole war