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2018 - Meeting Dates and Speaker Programme

 

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Next Meeting -

Monday, 26th November 2018

Speaker - Dr John Sutton

Topic - The Unknown Warrior

(image: The Unknown Warrior arrives at Dover: 10th November 1920. Courtesy of Dover Mercury)

 

 

 

 

 

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Venue opens at 7:00 p.m. and the meeting commences at 7:30 p.m. For venue directions please click HERE.

 

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The 2018 Branch Speaker Programme

Date	Speaker	Topic
January 29th	Robert Elverstone	Farewell to the Horse
February 26th	David Humberston	Agents in Petticoats - Female Spies of the Great War
March 26th	Mel Gould	The Story of the Loughborough Carillon
April 30th	Dave Dunham	The 1918 German Spring Offensive - the beginning of the end
May 28th (BH)	Derek Seaton	Captain Robert Gee, V.C, M.C, M.P. - "A Remarkable Soldier & Politician"
June 25th	Nigel Atter	2nd Leicesters in Mesopotamia
July 30th	John Stanyard	Under Two Flags – The Salvation Army in the Great War
August 27th (BH)	Adam Lowe	The Battle of Jutland
September 24th	Jim Beach	British Intelligence & the German Spring Offensives
October 29th	Greg Drozdz BEM	Africa and the Great War
November 26th	Dr John Sutton	The Unknown Warrior
(Monday) December 17th**	Jonathan Smith	Medals and Decorations of the Great War

** Please note this is a change from the date previously advertised

(BH = Bank Holiday)

(TBC = To Be Confirmed)

Note:

Our meetings and speakers are sometimes subject to last minute changes for a variety of reasons, so please check back regularly for updates and/or changes.

 

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