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Railways at War in Britain - John Chester

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The story of how Britain’s railway companies coped, or didn’t, with the demands of total war; plus a few railway disasters from the period. Meeting at Sobraon Barracks on Burton Road in Lincoln the doors are open from 18.30. Free and ample car parking is available on-site. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available along with a bar for those who wou...

HM Cordite Factory Gretna - Nigel Crompton MA:

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This is a Physical Meeting. which we will stream  To receive a link please email jd@wfa-birmingham.org Nigel Crompton MA:  A study in Great War Genealogy on the  Home Front The presentation is based on the ‘Miracle Workers’ project being undertaken by and on behalf of The Devils Porridge Museum, Eastriggs, we firstly discuss this massive factory...

‘Eight women and a boy - Serbia in the Great War’ with John Chester

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John Chester's talk examines the fighting in Serbia from the start of the Great War to the ‘great winter retreat’ and considers the brave exploits of eight women and a boy. IMAGE: King Peter of Serbia (right) in conversation with Nikola Pasic, the Serbian Prime Minister (left). German First World War Official Exchange Collection IWM Q 70783 CC B...