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'The Allied Occupation of Constantinople' with Nigel Crompton
With the occupation of Constantinople, Allied Forces were faced with numerous issues not normally associated with an occupation force plus problems associated with the Greek incursion into Turkey. All these points are discussed
His Majesty's Factory Gretna
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In this talk Nigel Crompton will look at the huge cordite factory built in 1915-1916 on the border of England and Scotland at Gretna. H.M. Factory, Gretna was the United Kingdom's largest cordite factory in the Great War. It was built by the Government in response to the Shell Crisis of 1915 and covered 9000 acres. Without the factory, it was...
Rather A Big Bang - Nigel Crompton
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Nigel will be making his first visit to the branch and his talk will look at munitions factory explosions and Health & Safety (or lack of it!) Talk includes Chilwell, Silvertown, Faversham, plus many others, and discusses medical issues, fire fighting and policing amongst many other themes. PLEASE NOTE: This meeting is the third Friday in th...
CONFERENCE: ‘A Great War Miscellany’
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After the success of their previous seminar, an exciting full-day seminar is again being held by the Milton Keynes branch of the Western Front Association. ‘The Great War Miscellany’ on Saturday 19th October will welcome four expert speakers who specialise in varied, unusual, and fascinating aspects of the Great War. Featuring an excellent line...