New Members
Jo Hook writes:
We welcome the following member back into the Guild:
·
Stephen Roberts from Lancashire re-joins. His
interests are WW1 Ypres, WWII Dunkirk, Easter Rising 1916, ECW in Cheshire,
Agincourt and Anglo Scottish Battles
Validation Event Swindon
Area – 7/8 March 2015
Alison Hine writes:
A Validation Event will take place based on the Cold Harbour
Inn, Blunsdon Nr Swindon on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th March 2015. There
will be five Validation sessions spread over the two days plus a one hour tour
of the Battle of Lechlade led by Chris Scott. As well as candidates we
need an audience and validators so all are welcome – up to a maximum of 20 –
30. The event cost will be a flat rate of £25 for
candidates/audience members and £10 for validators. Accommodation and
food are not provided but are available at own expense. The Cold Harbour
Inn is next to the Premier Inn, Swindon North, where accommodation may be
booked. Current online rates per room are £39.00 fixed or £70
flexible. For those staying overnight dinner will be at own expense in
the Cold harbour Inn followed by a fiendish British Military History Quiz
organised by Chris Scott.
Those wishing to attend should apply on the attached form to
Ian Gumm ian@inthefootsteps.com
Those wishing to validate should contact Alison Hine on valsec@gbg-international.com but
please note there is already a reserve list for Assignment One attempts.
Naval & Military Press
DVD of Battalion Records
Andy Thompson writes:
22 guild members have taken advantage of the ‘early bird’
£250 (+ VAT) offer and, given the numbers N&M, have extended the deadline
for the bulk order. Thus any other members interested in buying the DVD through
the guild are asked to contact Andy Thompson at info@eyewitnesstours.com by close of
business Thursday January 1st 2015. The DVDs will be available during the first
two weeks of the New Year.
Australian War Memorial
Jim Tanner writes:
Seeing the Naval & Military Press publication of unit
war diaries from the Great War, while extremely welcome, reminded me that the
Australian Government provides all of their war records online and for free.
Members might know this but, if not, they should look at the
Australian War Memorial website at www.awm.gov.au
and follow the obvious links. It is a gold mine of information and includes, in
pdf format:
All Australian official histories of the Great War and
including Charles Bean's very readable single volume.
All other published histories.
All formation and unit war diaries for both World Wars,
Korea and Vietnam.
And a lot more. Dealing with the staff at the Australian War
memorial is also a delight and they are extremely helpful with enquiries. All
their soldiers' war records have survived and hard copies can be obtained for a
fee. So could microfilm copies of unit war diaries, although these are no
longer available in this digital age.
Talks at the UJC
Bob Darby writes:
During 2015 Badged Guild Members will be giving a series of
talks at the Union Jack Club. Other GBG Members are invited to attend. The cost
is £10.00 which includes free wine during the talk! Timings are 1830 till
1930hrs. These talks are well attended. Those who wish to stay for Dinner can
order in the Restaurant.
Currently talks and speakers are as follows:
·
22 Jan 2015 - The Battle of the Bulge - Peter
Caddick-Adams
·
19 Feb 2015 - The Fall of Berlin 1945 - John
Cotterill
·
19 Mar 2015 - The St Nazaire Raid - Nick Beattie
·
22 Apr 2015 - VE Day 1945 - tbc
·
21 May 2015 - Gallipoli - tbc
·
25 Jun 2015 - Battle of Waterloo - tbc
·
24 Sep 2015 - Battle of Britain Andy Johnson
·
22 Oct 2015 - El Alamein - John Cotterill
Dublin Weekend
Kay Neagle writes:
Members who expressed an interest in the Dublin trip in
April (17th to 19th} please note that flights and hotel will have to be booked
by members themselves. As of today Monday 15th of Dec Aer Lingus flights to
Dublin in April are approx. 70 sterling. The Ashling Hotel , reservations
003531677232, have given me room rates at Single room with breakfast at 218
euro for two nights, with a double room at 258 euro.
Somme Validation Day 30th
January 2015
Secretary writes:
A validation day has been arranged in the Somme area on the
30th January 2015. Those wishing to undertake assignments 1, 5 or 6 are asked
to send their details to Alison Hine asap. The event is open to all - not just
members based in France. If there are enough people form the UK interested in
attending, group transport will be arranged.
If you would like to attend please send your details to
Alison Hine at valsec@gbg-international.com
Currently there are three candidates who have put their
names forward - Adrian Ridley-Jones, Matt Gallagher and Chris Nation
Finally on behalf
of the Council may I wish all Guild members a Happy Christmas!!
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
International Guild
of Battlefield Guides
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