New Members
Jo Hook writes:
We welcome the following new members into the Guild:
·
Neil Barber from Kent joins. His Interests are
WW1 and WW2
·
Simon Bendry from Wiltshire joins. His interests
are WW1 Western Front and WW2 D-Day
·
Luuk Buist from The Netherlands joins. His
interests are the Battle of Arnhem
·
Julie Thomson from La Boisselle France joins.
Her interests are WW1 Somme and War Poets
World War 1 Tourism Fair
Gorizia Italy 22- 24th May 2014
Carlo Larosa writes:
Have any Guild partners or any Operator which employs Guild
Members been invited and/or decided to attend the above?
I would like contact any that are with a view to trying to
organise a "Guild Garrison". If you know of any companies that are
attending please could you let me know at carlo.larosa@fastwebnet.it
"The Sky Was Lurid
With Flames” - Operation Türkenkreuz - the WW1 Bomber Raids on London
Secretary writes:
Members may be interested in attending this lecture to be
given by Ian Castle 12.30-2.00pm Tuesday 21st January 2014
Hosted by The Fusiliers Museum London in the Officer's Mess
of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers HM Tower of London
The "First Blitz", the aerial bombardment of
London and other British towns 1914-8 was the first strategic aerial bombing
campaign in history. It was largest battle on the British Home Front in the
First World War. The historian and author Ian Castle is a member of the
Battlefields Trust project team which is organising a project to record and
present this heritage as part of the First World War Centenary Campaign. http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/page110.asp
We need to raise a million pounds.to undertake this work and have arranged this
talk to raise awareness and funds. .
The talk will consider the bomber raids first launched
against London in 1917 by the German Army after its decision to abandon
Zeppelin attacks on the capital. As well as the raids themselves, the talk will
explore Britain’s response, from the home defence organisations and the
government to the population of London itself.
Ian Castle has been studying military history for almost 30
years now and has written 12 books as well as co-authoring another five titles.
He also regularly contributes articles to magazines and journals. For the last
ten years his main research focus has been the WW1 air raids on Britain,
leading to the publication of his books, London 1914-17: The Zeppelin
Menace and London 1917-18: The Bomber Blitz. He regularly advises media
organisations on aspects of the First Blitz, particularly now as we approach
the forthcoming WW1 centenary commemorations.
Our hosts will be the Fusiliers Museum and the event
includes a sandwich lunch a glass of wine and the opportunity to network in the
exclusive surroundings of the Fusiliers mess in HM Tower of London.
If you would like to attend this lunchtime talk, please make
a donation of £25 for each attendee (£20 for members of the Battlefields Trust)
via Just Giving http://www.justgiving.com/BattlefieldsTrustIancross21012014
and email your name, contact number and any special requirements
(dietary/mobility) to helen@battlefieldstrust.org
On receipt, email confirmation will be sent together with directions to the
venue. If you have any questions, please ring 0207 387 6620. We look forward to
welcoming you.
Star and Garter Homes
Battlefield Trek
Mark Banning writes:
Members may be interested in the following:
Join The Royal Star & Garter Homes’ sponsored WW1
Centenary Battlefields Trek through the Ypres Salient from 17-21 September.
Trek through the significant battlefield sites of WW1. Push yourself physically
and emotionally. Raise vital funds for The Royal Star & Garter Homes to
enable us to go on caring.
The Charity cares for people like Tom, who was badly wounded
at Monte Cassino in 1944 and had to have a leg amputated. By taking part in
this Trek, you will be helping us to provide the high level of specialist
nursing care required for Tom and other veterans who have sacrificed so much in
their lives for all of us.
Every little helps, so if you can’t join us, please forward
this email to someone who can.
For more information, contact our events team on 020 8439
8118, email events@starandgarter.org
or register online at www.starandgarter.org
BBC News
·
WW1: Can we really know the Lost Generation? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/24526419
·
Mystery of the Nazi and the portrait of a Welsh
lady - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25757903
By the way I’m sorry if I have been hard to reach all week –
broadband and telephone connections have been down. They are now nearly
restored but the broadband speed could probably be outrun by a box of pigeons!
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
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