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“The War on the Wire – The story of signalling in the Gallipoli Campaign” - Clive Harris
We welcome Clive Harris back to Hornchurch for his most recent talk about Gallipoli. Clive is well known to WFA members through the Battle Honours tour company. Before this and a spell in the Hertfordshire Police, Clive spent several years in the Army, specifically with the Royal Corps of Signals. This talk therefore combines his professional...
'From Gaza to Jerusalem: The Palestine Campaign of 1917' - Stuart Hadaway
On Wednesday 9th of August we welcome Stuart Hadaway to our Hornchurch venue to present his talk on the Palestine campaign in 1917. This talk will look at the three battles for Gaza and the push on to Jerusalem in December. This talk will include reference to the 54th (Eastern) Division, in which four battalions of the Essex Regiment served as 1...
'The Nili Spy Ring’ by Gareth Davies
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Gareth Davies revisits the branch and, on this occasion, will talk on ‘The Nili Spy Ring’. An American Civil War General, US Navy Battleships, Agricultural research, pigeons, and the Book of Samuel may not sound like the usual contents of an Egyptian Expeditionary Force talk but they will come together in this tale of espionage, bravery, sacrifi...