EVENTS 2011

8th January, 2011
BRITISH NAVAL WONDER WEAPONS OF WW1
The Flawed, the Failures and the Future
by Alan Leakey
 
12th February, 2011
CHOCOLATE, CHARMS AND HP SAUCE
Archaeology of the Great War
by Martin Brown, Professional Archaeologist and founder member of No Man’s Land Archaeology
 
As a professional Archaeologist Martin Brown brings an unusual view on Battlefield Archaeology of the Great War in his talk focused on the goodies that may have been in a soldiers pack hence Chocolate, Charms and HP Sauce.
 
12th March, 2011
THE WILL TOWNEND MEMORIAL LECTURE
by Mark Smith, Curator 'Firepower' Royal Artillery Museum and Regimental Historical Secretary
 
Mark Smith presents the inaugural Will Townend Memorial Lecture. Will - the artillery expert 'par excellence', whose subject knowledge knew no bounds, sadly passed away in 2010. His support for the branch was superlative and his contribution to branch battlefield tours invaluable.
 

 
Friday, 18th March, 2011
BRANCH FIELD TRIP
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Headquarters, Maidenhead and the Museum of Army Chaplaincy, Amport House

 
http://www.cwgc.org/default.asp
http://www.chaplains-museum.hampshire.org.uk/
 
9th April, 2011
TRACING THE MISSING – FROMELLES 1916
by Victoria Burbidge, British Historian and Representative for the Association Fromelles-Weppes Terre de Mémoire - 14/18
 
Victoria speaks within the context of the newly dedicated Pheasant Wood cemetery at Fromelles on the research needed to find the missing. Whilst not a physical activity, the effort and techniques required to collate and cross reference a range of data from a variety of sources can be a marathon in itself.
 
14th May, 2011
MONTY & ROMMEL IN THE GREAT WAR
by Dr Peter Caddick-Adams, Lecturer in Military History Cranfield University
 
Dr Peter Caddick-Adams speaks on the fascinating story of Monty and Rommel and their experiences and part played in the Great War.
 
4th June, 2011
BRANCH FIELD TRIP
Imperial War Museum – The Ashcroft Victoria Cross & George Cross collection
 
11th June, 2011
UNDER TWO FLAGS – THE SALVATION ARMY IN WW1
by John Stanyard
 
John Stanyard presents a very interesting account of the activities of the Salvation Army in the Great War.
 
6th August, 2011
DOUBLE BILL!
ROSEMARY FOR REMEMBRANCE & THE FOKKER SCOURGE
by Julie & Mick McDonald
 
2nd – 5th September, 2011
BRANCH BATTLEFIELD TOUR
Mons to the Marne and Back
 
17th September, 2011
ENTENTE CORDIAL BRITISH VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE UNITS ON THE FRENCH FRONT
By Paul Handford
 
15th October, 2011
ATTACK! ATTACK! ATTACK! THE FRENCH ARMY 1870-1914
by Graham Parker
 
19th November, 2011
THE BATTLE OF CORONEL, 1 NOVEMBER, 1914
by Rod Arnold,
 
10th December, 2011
Branch Annual General Meeting
followed by
THE BATTLE OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS, 8 DECEMBER, 1914
by David Seymour