Lest we forget -
A series of talks and events at Surrey
History Centre marking the 90th anniversary of the end of the Great War
Surrey History Centre in Woking is pleased
to announce a series of events to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice,
ranging from the archaeology of the Western Front to the playwright R C
Sherriff, and the Surrey Regiments to war memorials. Beginning 8 November
with a military family history events, the series culminates in the Annual
Surrey Heritage Lecture by Prof. Richard Holmes on 29 November.
To book tickets please call us on 01483 518737
or see our website for further details http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistorycentre
Military Family History
Session
Saturday 8 November 10am-12.30pm
Expert help for family historians tracing
military ancestors, with Duncan Sutton, Laurence Spring and Justine Pearson.
Free event, tea & coffee available.
The Queen's Royal Surrey
Regimental Museum: 'Surrey and the Somme: Two Surrey Infantry regiments
and the 1st July 1916'
Saturday 8 November 2.00pm-2.45pm
Talk by Ian Chatfield, curator of the
Queen’s Royal Surrey Regimental Museum
Tickets £3.00 or £5.00 for both talks
on the 8 November
Please phone 01483 518737 to book.
Surrey’s war hospitals
Saturday 8 November 3.00pm-3.45pm
Talk by Laurence Spring, Surrey Heritage
Tickets £3.00 or £5.00 for both talks
on the 8 November.
Please phone 01483 518737 to book.
The archaeology and
infrastructure of the Great War in Surrey
Thursday 13 November 7.30pm
An evening talk by Paul Bowen
Tickets £3.00. Please phone 01483 518737
to book.
Sources for the Forces
in the First World War
Saturday 15 November 2.00pm-3.00pm
William Spencer, Principal Specialist
of Military Records at The National Archives gives a talk on archival sources
for ancestors in the First World War, plus signing copies of his latest
book First World War Army Service Records
Tickets £3.00. Please phone 01483 518737
to book.
Digging the Trenches,
The Archaeology of the Western Front
Thursday 20 November 7.30pm
An evening talk by Andy Robertshaw,
of the Royal Logistics Corps Museum and TV’s ‘Digging the Trenches’.
Andy will also be signing copies of his latest book ‘Digging the Trenches,
The Archaeology of the Western Front’, on which his talk is based.
Tickets £3.00. Please phone 01483 518737
to book.
R C Sherriff's Journey
- From Soldier to Playwright
Saturday 22 November 11am -12.15pm
A talk by David Filsell
Tickets £3.00. Please phone 01483 518737
to book.
Tim Richardson and Craig
Appleton - 'Soldiers Two'
Saturday 22 November 2.00pm - 3.00pm.
Family friendly event
Come and experience a rare view inside
the 'old kit bag' and see uniforms and artefacts of a Tommy
and officer from the Queens and East Surrey
regiments, c.1918. A fantastic chance for all ages to learn more about
soldiers of the First World War, how they were equipped and what they encountered.
Tickets £2.00. Please phone 01483 518737
to book.
Welcome Home: The reception
for the returned Queen's Royal Surrey's Prisoners of War
Thursday 27 November 7.30pm
An evening talk by Duncan Sutton, Surrey
Heritage
Tickets £3.00. Please phone 01483 518737
to book.
Commemorating the Fallen:
Village War Memorials in Surrey
Saturday 29 November 11.30am - 12.30pm
Talk by Keith Grieves of Kingston University
Tickets £4.00 or £10 for a day ticket
for the 29 November.
Boy Soldiers of the
Great War
Saturday 29 November, 2.00pm - 3.00pm
A talk by author Richard van Emden
Tickets £4.00 or £10 for a day ticket
for the 29 November.
Tommy: The British Soldier
on the Western Front
Saturday 29 November, 3.30 pm - 4.30pm
A talk by Richard Holmes, CBE
Tickets £4.00 or £10 for a day ticket
for the 29 November.
Please phone 01483 518737 to book.
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