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Our March 2017 Newsletter
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Welcome to the March Newsletter. Those of you able to come to our meetings will, I am sure, agree with me that we have already had a diverse and fascinating selection of talks so far this year. Many thanks to Nigel and Norman for their hard work in arranging this for us. The topical picture this month is of HMS Hardy an Acasta-class destr...
German Memorials on the Western Front
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One of the consequences of the German occupation of France during the First World War was that their occupation became formalised with the establishment of well constructed laagers and camps. Often these became associated with specific units which were based there for months and even years and, as a consequence, the units sought to create a sens...
Max Immelmann – the ‘Eagle of Lille’
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The first German air ace of the war was Max Immelmann – known as ‘Der Adler von Lille’ – ‘the eagle of Lille’. Over a period of just over a year, he would claim 17 victories until his death on 18 June 1916. Above: a commemorative coin Born in Dresden on 21 September 1890, Max enrolled in Dresden Cadet School in 1905. By 1912, he had left the ar...
'Known Unto God : The Missing of The Great War' with Simon Fowler
We welcome Simon Fowler to the Sussex Branch for our April Talk. Simon has been a member of The Western Front Association for 30 years and has several items published in Stand To! He will be talking to us about 'Known Unto God The Missing of The Great War'. He will tell us the heartbreak of the families left behind and their struggles to fin...
Tolkien’s “bitter winnowing” and the War Memorial at St. Augustine’s Church, Edgbaston
The war memorial at St. Augustine’s of Hippo - parish church of Edgbaston, Birmingham – is intriguing for several reasons. Firstly, one of those listed on it was a school-friend of celebrated local author, J.R.R. Tolkien. The other men inscribed on the monument also provide a revealing snap-shot of the socio-economic character of the district,...
Out Now. Bulletin 124. June 2023
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Our June 2023 issue of Bulletin came out today. In this issue you will find the following news, features and articles. Contents Page President’s Column 2 AGM - 22nd April - Minutes 3/5 German Capture of Fort Douaumont 6 ExCo Matters 6/7 The British West Indies Regiment. Race and Colour on the Western Front...
“Redipuglia Italian 3rd Army Memorial” - James Paul Smyth
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This talk is about the largest war memorial in Italy and one of the largest in the world, housing the remains of 100,187 Italian soldiers killed between 1915 and 1917 in the battles fought on the Karst and Isonzo Front.
James regularly visits the area and has family there. One of his relatives served in the Austrian forces in the First World War...
'The grass that blows o'er English graves": the Great War and British visions of the Flemish landscape. – Mark Connelly
On Wednesday 10th of September, We welcome the return of Mark Connelly to our Hatfield Peverel venue. This talk will look at various plans and suggestions to maintain Flanders in an attempt to keep alive the memory of the sacrifices and losses in that land Sacred to the British. We meet from 7:30pm, for an 8pm start, in the room off the bar area...