Somme 110 Conference: Bookings now open

30 March 2026

We are excited to announce that the bookings are now open for our "Somme 110" President's Conference on 4 July. This will be held at the Army & Navy Club, 36–39 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JN

This event will feature 

  • Professor Stephen Badsey – "What they knew then, what we know now"
  • Dr Adam Prime – "From the Indian Plains to High Wood"
  • Dr Linda Parker – "Padres on the Somme"
  • Professor Peter Doyle – "Breaking the German Fortress? Mines and the Somme, 1 July 1916"

Tickets strictly limited

Due to the capacity of the venue being relatively small, tickets for this prestigious event will be limited to a maximum of just 70, so please don't hesitate to book.

Further details

Full details are available here: 

President’s Conference: SOMME 110

How to book

Priced at £70, which includes lunch and refreshments during the day, tickets can be purchased online by using the link below.

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Soldiers of 'A' Company, 11th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment, occupy a captured German trench at Ovillers-la-Boisselle on the Somme. IWM Q3990. Image colourised using Google Gemini AI

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