New Members
Jo Hook writes:
We welcome the following new members into the Guild:
·
Dr Peter Gaskell from Sandbach Cambs joins. His
interests are WW1 Western Front RAMC – Norman and Angevin period
·
Damon Dagnall from Lincolnshire joins. His
interests are The Great War The Somme Battles of 1916 The German Offensive of
1918 Second and Third Ypres The Battle of the Lys
·
Malcolm Doolin from Leyton London joins. His
interests are the films of Geoffrey Malins and J B McDowell
Validation Day
Alison Hine writes:
Members may like to note that there will be a Validation Day
at the RAMC Museum Mytchett Surrey on the 30th August. If you would like to
attempt your assignments 1, 5 or 6 please contact Alison at alisonhine@btinternet.com
Please note that there will be no validations available at
the Arnhem event in October. The next opportunity after the August event will
be at the AGM.
Le Cateau 26th August 2014
Nicky Bird writes:
The commemoration of the BATTLE of LE CATEAU on 26 August,
2014, has been complicated by local elections and the departure of the previous
organiser / liaison officer – Claude Jorion. The new chap is M Jean-Claude
Legrand - jeanclaude.legrand@fr.mahle.com.
The various groups that we know are attending include –
·
BIRD BATTLEFIELD TOURS
[www.birdbattlefieldtours.com]
·
THE 10TH ESSEX REGIMENT LIVING HISTORY GROUP
[www.10thessex.org]
·
THE GREAT WAR SOCIETY
[www.thegreatwarsociety.com]
·
93 (LE CATEAU) BATTERY
·
FRANK BALDWIN’S GUNNERS TOUR
[www.battlefieldstrust.com]
·
A MASONIC GROUP - The Albert Victor Lodge No
2328 in York
·
1ST WILTS MEMORIAL TOUR [SCOUTS]
Please could you let me [nick@nickybirddesign.com] know if
you or your group are attending, or if you know more than I do about the plans
for the day. I am acting as a sort of adjutant and letting all participants
know what to expect, where ceremonies and services will take place, and whether
there is free booze and where it can be enjoyed.
Waterstones Canterbury
Author Talk 9th July 6.30
Secretary writes:
Members may like to note that the Holts will be giving a
talk at Waterstones in Canterbury (tel 0227 456343) on 9th July at 6.30 about
their new book Western Front North and the 15 decisive battles that took place
there. Tickets are £3 each.
Driver Guide Wanted
Mike Scott writes:
Have a request to see if a driver guide with expertise in
Australians on the Western Front is available from among the guides. Tour date
is 11-17 Sept 2014. Will be driving 7 passengers in 9 seater vehicle from
London to Australian battlefields and back
Contact me urgently to discuss Mike 01420 475567
Nery and the Retreat from
Mons
Tim Saunders writes:
Released this week is the third title in BHTV’s 1914 series
Nery and the Retreat from Mons. Originally it was going to be Le Cateau and the
Retreat but Guild members Ian Woodbridge, Paul Oldfield and Mike Peters did
such a good job telling the story of the Retreat on the ground that Le Cateau
became a stand alone film, with Nery, Cerizy and Villers Cotteret, along with
insightful living history content from Ed Church, also becoming a good strong
film in its own right. To order a copy follow this link http://www.battlefieldhistory.tv/content/content_prod_detail.asp?id=199&idarea=24&idareacat=&idareacatsub=
The Tour de France 1914
Duncan Barnes writes:
The week in which Ypres hosts the start of the 5th stage of
the 2014 Tour de France is a good moment to look back to the Tour of 1914.
It began on 28 June 1914, the same day as fateful events in
Sarajevo. The race finished a week before the outbreak of the Great War and was
won by a 24 year old Belgian from Anderlecht, Philippe Thys. He had also won
the year before.
Many of the riders of 1914 served in their nations' armed
forces, and became casualties. Thys was a pilot with the Belgian air force and
had the good fortune to survive.
The Tour was suspended during the war and resumed in 1919.
Thys went on to win the event again in an era dominated by Belgian riders. In
the peleton he was nicknamed 'the General'
The legendary Thys retired from competitive cycling in his
thirties and died in 1971 in Brussels at the age of 80.
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
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