New Members
Jo Hook writes:
We welcome the following new members into the Guild:
·
Robert Aubery from Malta joins. His interests
are WW2 Malta and Sicily Campaigns and Mil History in Malta – particularly
Naval History
·
Andrew Brentnall from Suffolk re-joins. His
interests are Mid-19th Century, Austro-Prussian War, Franco-Prussian War American
Civil War
·
David Randall from West Sussex joins. His
interests are WW1 Western Front
·
Ben Mayne from Warwickshire joins. His interests
are Normandy Campaign, WW1
·
Cliff Lloyd from Lancashire joins. His interests
are Western Desert in WW2, British Campaigns against Vichy French, Battle of
Atlantic WW2
·
Peter Harrop from Cheshire joins. His interests
are Great War, Somme Specialist, Passchendaele, Ypres, Poperinghe, Gallipoli
and Arras plus WW2 knowledge
·
Andrew Simkins from Somerset joins. His
interests are Sarajevo, Falkland Islands, Malaya Emergency
·
Malcolm Barnes from Co. Durham joins. His
interests are Ypres Chemical Warfare
·
Gary Keith from Andover joins. His interests are
Role of Chaplains on Operations, Chaplaincy during WW2
·
David Grainger from Lincolnshire re-joins. His
interests are WW1 Ypres Messines Vimy Ridge
·
Gary Edwards from Wiltshire joins. His interests
are Operation Market Garden and Overlord
·
Dirk J Smit from the Netherlands joins. His
interests are Market Garden
·
Stuart Ross from Cumbernauld joins. His
interests are WW1 Somme and British Army
"Wars of the Roses a
New Interpretation” - a lecture by Hugh Bicheno
Frank Baldwin writes:
There will be a lecture and sandwich lunch , 12.30-2.00pm
10th June 2015. Hosted by The Fusiliers Museum London in the Officer's Mess of
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers HM Tower of London.
Hugh Bicheno has published seven analyses of famous
conflicts including 'Razor's Edge', the now standard history of the Falklands
War, and 'Sea-Dogs', a new look at the great Elizabethan corsairs. The period
that most interests him is the Late Medieval/Renaissance era, when modern
Europe began to take shape.
The period 1455-1461 was one of the most violent in English
history, with one battle in 1455 and seven in 1459-61. Hugh will explain why
and how they were fought, illustrating his talk with the maps he created for
'Battle Royal', due out in November, the first of two books on the Wars of the
Roses..
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) 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.
In order for you to be receive a pass allowing you access to
the RRF Building inside the Tower of London and be included in the catering you
must book at least 48 hours before the event.
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The Road to Bletchley Park
Iain Standen writes:
Major new exhibition explores codebreaking in World War One
The first major exhibition to explore codebreaking in World
War One is now open at Bletchley Park. The Road to Bletchley Park, sponsored by
BAE Systems and Ultra Electronics, celebrates the pioneering achievements of
those who waged a secret war – and how they paved the way for the Codebreakers
of World War Two.
The story of signals intelligence in WW1 is an untold but
crucial one, because a large number of those involved went on to work with the
newly formed Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) in 1919, which then
relocated to Bletchley Park in 1939. Sarah Ralph, Bletchley Park’s WW1
Exhibition Research Coordinator, says “Their efforts from 1914 to 1918 allowed
the Codebreakers to hit the ground running at the outbreak of WW2.”
The first phase of this fascinating exhibition, now open in
the Block C Visitor Centre at Bletchley Park, introduces the two very separate
codebreaking organisations working in WW1: MI1(b), set up by the Army, and Room
40, established by the Navy. They were each fighting a secret war, behind the
scenes in London offices.
The work of these two distinct organisations, each with
their own hierarchies and objectives, was dependent on what was then brand new
technology. One key exhibit is a replica of a Marconi crystal receiver
listening set. Sarah adds “Both Allies and Central Powers used cable and
wireless telegraphy to intercept messages and deduce enemy tactics and
positions. Each side tried to break the other’s codes and gain valuable
intelligence.”
The exhibition also delves into some of the key characters
involved in codebreaking during both wars. Sarah says “One of my favourite
exhibits related to the work in Room 40 is a copy of Jane’s Fighting Ships. I
love this book. It’s an exhaustive catalogue of every nation’s warships. Every
time a ship was sunk (Room 40 staff) would cross out the name. It’s a very
physical way of marking the conflict’s progress.”
CEO of the Bletchley Park Trust, Iain Standen says “We hope
this exhibition, which runs until 2019, will help to shed light on a hitherto
less well known story of WW1. As the title of the exhibition alludes to, the
work of Room 40 and MI1(b) in WW1 laid the foundations of the success of
Bletchley Park in WW2. Visitors will learn how these pioneers operated, and how
their work led to the formation of the Government Code and Cypher School, the
organisation that eventually set up Bletchley Park.”
Waterloo Events
Suzanne Brunt writes:
for Battle weekend news, and parking tickets
for updated info on transport arrangements in Belgium
shuttle trains Brussels/Braine l'Alleud www.sncb.be/waterloo2015
shuttle buses will run to battlefield, or 3 kms walk.
carpool details www.eventpool.be
parking passes must be pre-booked.
TV and Radio Programmes to look out for............
10
June
2100
BBC2 Andrew Roberts 'Napoleon'
15-19 June
13.45 Radio 4 Andrew Roberts 'Napoleon'
14 + 21 June 2200
History Channel, 'Sean Bean on Waterloo' also Sky529+50,Virgin
234,BT+talktalk 327
18
June
2000 Irish Channel TG4, a docurama
by Tile Films tells the story of the Irish and Scots at Waterloo
entitled 'Waterloo: NA LAOCHRA GAEL' tilefilms.ie also to be
shown on 16 June 2100 BBC2 Scotland.
12-16 June
Bicentenary Events in Ligny www.1815ligny2015.be
17 June 1345 Inauguration at Hougoumont of
memorial by Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall, with Princess Astrid of
Belgium, Duke of Wellington, Prince Blucher and Prince Charles Napoleon.
18 June
They will be joined by the Royal families of Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg.
Saturdays till 20 June £10+fee www.westminsterguides.org.uk/waterloo
City of Westminster walks starting at Trafalgar Square, ending at Apsley House,
looking at Wellingtons London. must be pre-booked at http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-waterloo-commemoration-walk-tickets-15943717087?
ff-erelexporg no phone number, email for details on info@westminsterguides.org.uk
some weekdays may be added.
until 30 Sept Tourism Office, Chausee de Bruxelles
218, 1410 Waterloo 0900-1800 free Exhibition of art of Patrice
Courcelle.
Artorium Military Art, 7 Enbrook Rd, Sandgate, Folkestone
CT20 3BL 01303 847160 info@artoriummilitaryart.co.uk.
Stunning commemoration art prints for Waterloo 2015.
www.bicorn.co.uk
for excellent Waterloo novel by Peter Youds 'A Battle Lost and Won' out in next
few days.
Guild Secretary
Secretary writes:
I will be away on tour from Tuesday and not returning home
until July 12th. During this time we will endeavour to maintain the weekly
Update. However it may be somewhat haphazard!
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
International Guild
of Battlefield Guides
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