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ONLINE: A fine feat of War: The taking of Mont St Quentin 1918 by Julian Whippy

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The presentation will be live and online. After the Allied successes of 8 August 1918 there was a series of hammer blows against the retreating Germans. However, by the end of that month the assaulting forces  were weakened themselves and decidedly footsore. Ahead lay the brooding hill of Mont St Quentin which commanded views of Peronne town and t…


ONLINE VIRTUAL TOUR #5 Mont St Quentin 1918: 'A necessary feat of arms?'

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This digital virtual tour of the Australian attack at Peronne during the Hundred Days offensive will 'go live' on 10 February 2022 at 7.30pm UK time. (There is no pre-registration for this event) Pushing ahead during the advance to victory in the late summer of 1918 brought its own problems to the Allies. One of those was the rapidly progressing …


"Mont St Quentin - A necessary feat of arms?" - Julian Whippy

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We welcome Julian Whippy to Hatfield Peverel to present his talk about the Australian action at Mont St Quentin in the Somme area 1918. Meet from 7:30 for an 8pm start in the bar area of the village hall at Hatfield Peverel. The bar is available. There is parking on site. Requested entrance donation of £3.50 and, as ever, the talk is open to memb…