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The Somme one hundred years on: the view from the archives of the National Army Museum In the context of the 100 year commemoration of the battle of the Somme join us to hear Alastair Massie from the National Army Museum telling the story of the five month Somme battle using material from the museum. Alastair Massie has worked at the National Army Museum for twenty-five years and is currently the Museum's Head of Research and Academic Access. He is the author of a number of books based on the Museum's archival holdings, the latest of which, 'Wives and Sweethearts: Love Letters sent during Wartime', was published by Simon & Schuster in paperback last year. Thursday 7 July 2016, 6:00pm (doors 5:30pm) - 7:30pm at London Metropolitan Archives - Huntley Room, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB Advance booking is essential. Please book your place through Eventbrite http://tinyurl.com/AfLevents or by contacting Jeff Gerhardt 020 7332 3879. Free to all AfL members, non-members £6. Refreshments provided. Kind Regards Jenny Jenny Naldrett Projects and Events Assistant Archive Sector Development +44 (0)20 8392 5200 ext 2173 The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU nationalarchives.gov.uk<http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/> Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Archives Disclaimer This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual(s) to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete the email. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra