October 2015

Black Soldiers in the First World War & The African Frontline 1914-1918

Voices of War and Peace

 

 

2015-10-29 - Black Soldiers in the First World War & The African Frontline 1914-1918

Black Soldiers in the First World War & The African Frontline 1914-1918

Event organised by Recognize Black Heritage & Culture

29 October 2015 13:00 – 16:30 Library of Birmingham, Heritage Learning Space (Floor 4)

Whilst the First World War conjures up images of the European battlefields, lesser consideration was (and still is) given to the Frontline on the African continent. Over two million people in Africa made huge sacrifices for the European Allies.100,000 men died in East Africa and 65,000 men from French North Africa and French West Africa lost their lives.

We are delighted to welcome Onyeka Nubia from Narrative Eye as our esteemed guest speaker to provide us with an in-depth insight. Also speaking will be Horace Barnes of the Wawi Project and Selena Carty of the Black Poppy Rose project. The event is hosted by Garry Stewart of Recognize Black Heritage & Culture.

Book your place here

Image: Men of the British West Indies Regiment cleaning their rifles on the Amiens Road near Albert, September 1916. IWM Q1201

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Free Historical Talks - North Down Museum
Wednesday 28th October 2015 at 7.30pm

Series of Historical talks about the First World War2015-10-14 = Free Historical Talks - North Down Museum

Please contact the Museum Resception to book your space, 02891 271200 or email museum@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

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Free Historical Talks - North Down Museum
Wednesday 21st October 2015 at 7.30pm

Series of Historical talks about the First World War2015-10-14 = Free Historical Talks - North Down Museum

Please contact the Museum Resception to book your space, 02891 271200 or email museum@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

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Free Historical Talks - North Down Museum
Wednesday 14th October 2015 at 7.30pm

Series of Historical talks about the First World War2015-10-14 = Free Historical Talks - North Down Museum

Please contact the Museum Resception to book your space, 02891 271200 or email museum@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

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2015-10-10 # The Western Front Association
United and Divided: The Impact of the First World War on Britain, Ireland, and the Empire
10th October 2015

2015-10-10 # WFA Conference Poster Final‌The Western Front Association
Cork, Dublin, Antrim and Down Branches
Present:


United and Divided:
The Impact of the First World War
on Britain, Ireland, and the Empire

A One Day Conference at
The Ambassador Hotel, Cork

Saturday, 10 October, 2015

9.30am to 6pm

Tickets: €15.00/£12.00

Including Tea and Coffee
Lunch can be purchased at the hotel

A display of artefacts from the war and a research facility will also be available.

 

Tickets can be purchased from:
Liam O’Ruiseal Bookshop
Oliver Plunkett Street
Cork

Or, send a cheque/postal order &
stamped addressed envelope to:
Francis O’Connor
6 Woodbrook Avenue
Bishopstown
Cork

 

Please click poster for more details

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Royal Naval Armoured Cars in Russia
8th October 2015 from 7.00pm to 8.45pm; cost £4.00 (Donation)

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Antrim and Down
Western Front Association Branch

Subject : Royal Naval Armoured Cars in Russia

Speaker : Ian Montgomery, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

Venue : The Branch meets from 7pm to 8.45pm at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), 2 Titanic Boulevard, BELFAST, BT3 9HQ

Donation: We ask for £4 to help support our activities as we have no other source of income

Please click the poster for further details

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The Border Counties & the First World War
3rd October 2015

2015-10-03 # Great War conferenceLivingLegacies 1914-18 Logo (Aug14)The Border Counties & the First World War

To mark the anniversary of the First World War, the trust has organised a special conference for Saturday, October 3, 2015, focusing on how the war was felt in the border counties of Ulster. Topics include refugees, war poetry, recruitment, soldiers, nursing and sources for family war research. To book, just download the brochure, fill in the form, attach your cheque and post it off. The Ulster Local History Trust look forward to seeing you there.

 

Dr Johanne Devlin Trew will be giving a talk entitled Nurses and Volunteers : How the personal testimonies of non-combatants might have contributed to the memory of the Great War in Ulster

 

Please click on the poster to the right to download the brochure

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The Border Counties & the First World War
3rd October 2015

2015-10-03 # Great War conference‌Great War conference

To mark the anniversary of the First World War, the trust has organised a special conference for Saturday, October 3, 2015, focussing on how the war was felt in the border counties of Ulster. Topics include refugees, war poetry, recruitment, soldiers, nursing and sources for family war research. To book, just download the brochure, fill in the form, attach your cheque and post it off. The Ulster Local History Trust look forward to seeing you there.

 

Please click on the poster to the right to download the brochure

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