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SUMMARY:Courage Under Fire: The 2/5th Queen's Royal Regiment\, BEF: May 1940 - by Nigel Shearsmith
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Nigel Shearsmith\, guest speaker\, whose grandfather\, RSM Bacon\, fought in this action nr Abbeville almost exactly 86 years ago. \n\n\n\nNigel writes: “Join amateur historian Nigel Shearman for the dramatic story of how a territorial battalion from Guildford faced the might of Nazi Germany’s invasion of France. Poorly armed and minimal training\, these citizen-soldiers defended Abbeville against overwhelming odds. \n\n\n\nThrough rare photographs and personal accounts\, witness their desperate fighting withdrawal across the Somme. Despite catastrophic losses\, their spirit endured. \n\n\n\nA powerful testament to courage and survival during the darkest days of May 1940”. \n\n\n\nNigel is a retired telecommunications engineer with a lifelong passion for military history. While studying engineering at Liverpool University\, he joined the Officer Training Corps affiliated with the 5/8th Kings Regiment\, learning basic infantry skills. His career took him across Europe\, China\, India\, and North America\, where he spent his spare time exploring local military museums. \n\n\n\nThe growth of online resources reignited his passion through family history research. Focusing particularly on the Second World War\, his continuing studies challenge 1970s myths that British troops and equipment were inferior—always questioning: “if we weren’t that good\, how did we win?” He now re-enacts as a WW2 infantryman\, using his extensive small arms knowledge to demonstrate how period weapons functioned.  He is also a volunteer for Shoreham Fort.
URL:https://sussexmilitary.com/event/courage-under-fire-the-2-5th-queens-royal-regiment-bef-may-1940-by-nigel-shearsmith/
LOCATION:Lewes Town Hall\, High Street\, Lewes\, East Sussex\, BN7 2QS\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Experimental Station in WW1- Dr. Philip MacDougall.
DESCRIPTION:NB: AGM starts early at 1945\, followed by talk! Philip writes: “Up to and during the First World War\, the Royal Navy was at the forefront of developments in aviation: concerned not just with the use of military aircraft to defend the fleet\, but also securing the homeland against Zeppelin raiders and undertaking tactical air strikes into enemy territory. With the airplane a totally new and revolutionary weapon\, the work of several experimental airfields and seaplane stations became crucial to the success of these operations. Taking the lead role were Felixstowe and the Isle of Grain\, where work on the development of new aircraft and aerial weapons was handled\, alongside groundbreaking advances in navigational systems\, air-to-ground radio communication\, and deck-board ship landings. These two air stations (as well as others with a more minor role) witnessed a huge scale of expenditure and the assembly of an elite group of experts and hotshot pilots who\, in pushing the envelope to the extreme\, sometimes sacrificed their own lives. The work of these experimental stations has been more or less forgotten\, a result of the RNAS having been subsumed into the RAF\, and the subsequent emphasis on the airplane as a weapon of land warfare. In this First World War anniversary period\, it is a story that needs telling”. \nPhilip graduated from the University of Lancaster and is former lecturer at the University of Kent\, he has written extensively on the theme of nations preparing for war\, delving into inter-war aviation records\, looking at various air wars and how different nations interpreted the tactical lessons resulting from those conflicts. He has edited ‘Kent Airfields in the Battle of Britain’ (Meresborough Books) and has written many articles and books on military aviation as well as naval support facilities.
URL:https://sussexmilitary.com/event/the-experimental-station-in-ww1-dr-philip-macdougall/
LOCATION:Lewes Town Hall\, High Street\, Lewes\, East Sussex\, BN7 2QS\, United Kingdom
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