Probably only of interest to our readers in Northern England but there will be a talk at The Durham Light Infantry Museum, Durham City, this Saturday, 10 February, by historian, author and lecturer John Sadler about the Durham Light Infantry`s service in South Africa between 1899 and 1902.
Tickets are £4 adults, £3 concession, £2.25 children.
The talk starts 2PM.
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Been a few years since i have been myself Tom so i am not sure.Tom-May wrote:Joe,
Does the DLI museum still have that wheel of Boer Mausers on the wall?
(I haven't been there for 20+ years)
Tom
I will check it out on Saturday.
The Town Hall in Durham Market Place has a good collection of Boer War capture Mausers, and one of Dromia`s future projects is to photograph and catalogue the collection if i remember right. Perhaps he will clarify more on that project?
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A list of future talks if anyone is interested...
DLI Museum Events
"From Durham to Ladysmith. The DLI in South Africa 1899- 1902” by John Sadler
Saturday 10 February at 2.00pm
In this talk, John Sadler, military historian & author, will describe the key campaigns and major battles of the Second Boer War and the part played in this war by the Regular, Militia and Volunteer soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry. His talk will be illustrated with photographs selected from the DLI’s superb archive now held at Durham County Record Office.
"With Skill and Dash, Major Ian English MC" by Harry Moses
Saturday 31 March at 2.00pm
Only 24 men were awarded the Military Cross three times during WW2. Major Ian English (1919 -2006) was one of these men. To mark the first anniversary of his death, Harry Moses, DLI historian & author, will present a talk about this remarkable soldier, who fought with the 8th Battalion DLI from Dunkirk to Normandy, was taken prisoner in North Africa and who escaped from a POW camp in Italy.
“Flashbacks from the Western Front” by Peter Hart
Saturday 21 April at 2.00pm
In this talk, Peter Hart, oral historian & author, will look at life on the Western Front in WW1 using the Imperial War Museum’s recorded interviews with veterans. Visitors will be able to hear the voices, now stilled, of the men who were actually there. These men speak of their daily life but the emphasis is on what it was like to go 'over the top' to face what must have seemed like certain death.
“Lice & Disease on the Western Front” by Dr John Charters
Saturday 5 May at 2.00pm
The British Tommy lived and fought in dirty and unhealthy trenches and was infested with lice throughout the Great War. John Charters, a local doctor, has studied the impact of disease brought about by the appalling conditions in the trenches. In this talk, he will explain how the medical problems created by dirt and vermin posed a more serious problem for the British Army than is generally realised.
“Slaughter with a Smile. The British Soldier through the Ages” by Gordon Corrigan
Saturday 23 June at 2.00pm
In this talk, Gordon Corrigan, military historian, TV presenter & best-selling author, will look at the history of the British Army and will argue that the professionalism that is the mark of the British Army today can be traced back to its origins in the Middle Ages, when the English Army became the first Regular Army since the fall of Rome.
"The Meritocrats. Some outstanding but largely forgotten British & Dominion Generals of the Great War” by Peter Simkins
Saturday 30 June at 2.00pm
There were over 1200 British & Dominion Generals in WW1. Many people will know the names of a few like Haig or Allenby and are familiar with the popular view of those Generals as “donkeys”, who sent the British “lions” to their deaths. But what about the other Generals? In this talk Peter Simkins will look at the men who were definitely not “donkeys”. [Talk postponed from 18 November 2006]
Tickets available in advance.
Adults £4.00 (£4.35)
Adult Concessions £3.00 (£3.25)
Child £2.25 (£2.45)
Season Ticket Holders £2.00 (£2.15)
Note admission price increase (in brackets) from 1 April 2007.
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DLI Museum Events
"From Durham to Ladysmith. The DLI in South Africa 1899- 1902” by John Sadler
Saturday 10 February at 2.00pm
In this talk, John Sadler, military historian & author, will describe the key campaigns and major battles of the Second Boer War and the part played in this war by the Regular, Militia and Volunteer soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry. His talk will be illustrated with photographs selected from the DLI’s superb archive now held at Durham County Record Office.
"With Skill and Dash, Major Ian English MC" by Harry Moses
Saturday 31 March at 2.00pm
Only 24 men were awarded the Military Cross three times during WW2. Major Ian English (1919 -2006) was one of these men. To mark the first anniversary of his death, Harry Moses, DLI historian & author, will present a talk about this remarkable soldier, who fought with the 8th Battalion DLI from Dunkirk to Normandy, was taken prisoner in North Africa and who escaped from a POW camp in Italy.
“Flashbacks from the Western Front” by Peter Hart
Saturday 21 April at 2.00pm
In this talk, Peter Hart, oral historian & author, will look at life on the Western Front in WW1 using the Imperial War Museum’s recorded interviews with veterans. Visitors will be able to hear the voices, now stilled, of the men who were actually there. These men speak of their daily life but the emphasis is on what it was like to go 'over the top' to face what must have seemed like certain death.
“Lice & Disease on the Western Front” by Dr John Charters
Saturday 5 May at 2.00pm
The British Tommy lived and fought in dirty and unhealthy trenches and was infested with lice throughout the Great War. John Charters, a local doctor, has studied the impact of disease brought about by the appalling conditions in the trenches. In this talk, he will explain how the medical problems created by dirt and vermin posed a more serious problem for the British Army than is generally realised.
“Slaughter with a Smile. The British Soldier through the Ages” by Gordon Corrigan
Saturday 23 June at 2.00pm
In this talk, Gordon Corrigan, military historian, TV presenter & best-selling author, will look at the history of the British Army and will argue that the professionalism that is the mark of the British Army today can be traced back to its origins in the Middle Ages, when the English Army became the first Regular Army since the fall of Rome.
"The Meritocrats. Some outstanding but largely forgotten British & Dominion Generals of the Great War” by Peter Simkins
Saturday 30 June at 2.00pm
There were over 1200 British & Dominion Generals in WW1. Many people will know the names of a few like Haig or Allenby and are familiar with the popular view of those Generals as “donkeys”, who sent the British “lions” to their deaths. But what about the other Generals? In this talk Peter Simkins will look at the men who were definitely not “donkeys”. [Talk postponed from 18 November 2006]
Tickets available in advance.
Adults £4.00 (£4.35)
Adult Concessions £3.00 (£3.25)
Child £2.25 (£2.45)
Season Ticket Holders £2.00 (£2.15)
Note admission price increase (in brackets) from 1 April 2007.
Links
