New Members
Jo Hook writes:
We welcome the following new members into the Guild:
·
Eugenie Brooks from Bagshot Surrey joins. Her
interests are WW1 and WW2
·
James Buchanan from Rutland joins. His interests
are WW1 and WW2
·
Rupert Follett from Godalming Surrey joins. His
interests are WW1 Western Front Ypres and Somme
·
Jim Smithson from BFPO 31 joins. His interests
are WW1 especially 3 battles of Scarpe. WW2 Ardennes and Hurtgen Forest
·
Nigel Hobden from East Sussex joins. His
interests are WW1
·
Hermant Singh Katoch from New Delhi India joins.
His interests are Battles of Imphal and Kohima 1944
Help 4 Heroes – Big
Battlefield Bike Ride – 1-8 June 2014
Paul Oldfield writes:
The Guild once again provided a team of four guides to
support the annual H4H BBBR - Bob Brunsden, Andy Johnson, Tim Pritchard-Barrett
and Paul Oldfield. The riders were very pleased with the stories they heard and
the Guild was advertised widely without being too overt. The ride started in
Brussels and majored on the opening days of WW1 for the BEF to Mons and
Elouges. Thereafter it was not possible to continue following the Retreat, due
to hotel and route constraints. The rest of the week crossed the battlefields
of 1916-1918 through Arras, Amiens and Compiegne before finishing in Paris.
This made it more difficult to maintain a coherent theme, but there was a wide
variety of topics to go for instead.
Next year is ‘Normandy’. Route and precise locations to
follow. I’m intending to build a pool of interested guides for 2015 and future
years. Badged Guides will take priority. As far as possible those with relevant
expertise will be selected, to avoid unnecessary research having to be carried
out beforehand. Badged Guides who would like to join the pool please let me
know, plus anyone else who would like to be considered.
Some pics of the event are on the website at http://gbg-international-news.blogspot.co.uk/
70th anniversary of the
D-Day landings and the role of the Met Office
Brian Fawcett writes:
This may be of interest to some members.
The Met Office played a crucial role in the timing of
Operation Neptune, which saw troops and equipment cross the English Channel for
Operation Overlord and the D-Day landings in Normandy. See 70th anniversary of
the D-Day landings and the role of the Met Office
First World War Musical
drama-London (Highgate) July1-3 and Cambridge July 4th,5th
Martin Coslett writes:
We would like to notify you about our production of a First
World War Musical Drama called "Shot at Dawn".
We put on a highly successful showcase at the Etcetera
Theatre, Camden, London in Nov 2013 and are now producing a fully staged version.
It is full of beautiful songs and has an intriguing
storyline.
For more details see http://www.shotatdawnmusical.com/
Going to War Europe and
Beyond, 1914-15 Saturday 29 Nov 2014 at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Vern Littley writes:
Members may be interested to note the following conference:
A one-day conference with:
·
Prof Ian Beckett (Kent), Dr Adrian Gregory
(Oxford),
·
Dr John Paul Harris (RMAS), Dr Rob Johnson
(Oxford), Dr Paul Latawski (RMAS), Dr Stuart Mitchell (RMAS),
·
Prof William Philpott (KCL), Dr Matthias Strohn
(RMAS)
·
Dr Ed Yorke (RMAS) and Dr Stephen Walsh (RMAS).
General admission:£55
Sandhurst Trust members: £50;
Registered PhD students: £45.
Price includes refreshments and full buffet lunch with wine.
Tickets from the Sandhurst Trust www.sandhursttrust.org
or 01276 412838.
Major(Retired) R.C.D Clark
M.B.E.
Vern Littley writes:
The death is announced of Major Richard Clark on Monday, 9th
June. The funeral will be held on Thursday 19th June at Alderbury Church at 2pm.
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
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