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On-Line Joint Meeting with Cheltenham Branch (1)
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In another joint on-line meeting with the Cheltenham & Gloucester branch, our own James White will speak on Rex Warneford VC and his exploits in destroying a Zeppelin over Ghent in 1915. This presentation is based on the one prepared for the very successful Wiltshire Branch Great War Centenary Event in 2015. All members and guests are welc...
“Rex Warneford RNAS VC” by Ian Castle
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Wild Hawk Hunting - Rex Warneford – the first Zeppelin VC In June 1915, Rex Warneford, Royal Naval Air Service, was hailed a national hero after his stunning achievement in becoming the first man to destroy a German Zeppelin in the air. He was feted everywhere he went, yet those who served alongside him knew him as a restless spirit, a loner, bu...
‘Warneford VC and the Great War Centenary Exhibition Revisited’
NB a week earlier than usual to avoid the Bank Holiday period. It is ten years since the branch mounted its impressive Great War centenary event when we had a full sized, replica Morane Saulnier (with original radial engine) in the main hall of Highworth Community Centre plus a series of lectures and displays of artefacts. Our final meeting of o...