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The loss of HMS Bulwark : 26 November 1914

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Losses of life in the First World War are more often than not attributed to engagements in battle or enemy action of some sort. However, this is not always the case. One of the most significant events during the early part of the war that caused a major loss of life to military personnel was an accident. HMS Bulwark was part of the 5th Battle Sq...

'Robert Keable, utterly immoral WW1 chaplain? by Simon Keable-Elliott'

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Robert Keable, utterly immoral WW1 chaplain? by Simon Keable-Elliott Simon's talk is about his grandfather's time as a WW1 chaplain in France to the appallingly treated men of the South African Native Labour Corps; and the story of the writing, publication and reaction to Robert Keable's scandalous semi-autobiographical bestselling war novel Sim...

Robert Keable and the South African Native Labour Corps, Simon Keable-Elliott

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Simon will be telling the story of Robert Keable’s time as a WW1 chaplain to the South African Native Labour Corps, the story of the corps and of his grandfather's experiences that led him to write the scandalous WW1 novel Simon Called Peter.