Upcoming Events

‘The First XV: the senior staff of Haig’s five armies’

Paul Harris returns to the branch to speak about a number of generals whose names will be familiar. 

The Territorial Force 1908 - 1919

The Territorial Force : forgotten army of the First World War. Its planned role and how it was really used. 

"I'm Out! Escape From POW Camps in Germany"

Just how hard was it for POW's to make the elusive "Home Run" after escaping 

‘Letters from Gallipoli’ – The Letters of Patrick Campbell of the Ayrshire Yeomanry

In this talk, Peter discusses his latest book 'Letters from Gallipoli’ -The Letters of Patrick Campbell 

Raiders on the Battlefield: Special operations and forces in WW1

James will be discussing special forces in WW1, dispelling the myth that they were a WW2 'invention' 

Awaiting speaker confirmation

From Flying Dreadnought to Dogfighter - The Troubled Birth of the British Fighter

February 20th 2027

The Law of Unintended Consequences: The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand 

From Suvla Bay to victory

The war service of Lt. Col. Ralph Peel DSO and 2 bars, who served at Gallipoli on the Western Front 

Clive Harris: 'Ralph Peel' - From Suvla Bay to Victory

A set of trench maps owned by Lt-Col William Ralph Peel led Clive to discover more about his wartime life. 

Scotland's Territorials

The Story of the Territorial Force in Scotland 

Captain Bairnsfather and the "Ole Bill" Cartoons

I'm out! Escape from German POW Camps 1914 - 18

Peter will be talking to us about daring escapes made by British POW's during the Great War  

'The Blue Blood of the Land' The Yeomanry at Frezenberg Ridge 13 May 1915

John will explain from the cavalry to a Corps in October 1914,covering a number of Yeomanry Regiments 

Commonwealth War Graves Commission -Archives, Architecture and Conservation

A two part CWGC talk focusing on Conservation and Archives.