Guild Webinar – An Introduction to Accreditation
OnlineAs we start a new Membership Year we have 18 active accreditation candidates and eight awaiting the successful completion of Assignment 1. Whilst those figures are identical to those of a year ago only three of the active candidates are new ones. So, we need to encourage more members, especially new ones, to undertake the […]
Guild Webinar – Guiding the Bomber War – June (date to be confirmed)
OnlineUsing a walking tour of Dresden, Andy Johnson explains why and how the RAF Dresden raid took place, and he will discuss sources. This is an adaptation of Andy’s successful Fellowship presentation at the January 2025 Annual Conference
Guild Webinar – Hate From On-high: Air-delivered Weapons: a Bluffer’s Guide – Mid July (date to be confirmed)
OnlineJonathan Davy is a semi-retired pilot with 40 years’ experience of military and civilian flying. He served for 26 years in the RAF, undertaking roles as varied as annoying the Army on C-130 Hercules transports, nurturing proto-Top Guns on Tucano and Hawk trainers, and turning kerosene into noise and stress on the Jaguar and Typhoon. […]
Guild Webinar – Trowels and Trenches – Late July (date to be confirmed)
OnlineArchaeology in the Great War – From Macedonia, Palestine, and the Dardanelles, through to the Roman Gallic wars, the troglodyte nature of the First World War frequently came into contact with the Ancient world. Clive Harris will tell the story of not only the discoveries uncovered during trench construction, but the fascinating and varied lives […]
GBG Annual Golf Championships 2025
John O’Gaunts Golf Club Sutton Park, Sandy, Bedfordshire, United KingdomThe Golf Championships are open to all members and their guests - more details here.
Guild Webinar – Tell Us How It Was – October (date to be confirmed)
OnlineTo be on the site of a battle, with a knowledgeable and experienced guide can lead us to a profound understanding of the challenges faced by both sides in that action, of how events unfolded and of the outcomes. In that much-used Guild phrase, we can ‘smell the cordite’. One other element is vital to […]
Guild Recce: Dieppe, Bruneval and St. Valery
Intention: The focus of this recce is the 1942 raiding actions undertaken at both Dieppe and Bruneval. There will be a visit to St Valery-en-Caux, where the French Army fought alongside the 51st Highland Division in June 1940. We will travel out on the DFDS overnight ferry Friday from Newhaven to Dieppe and return Sunday […]
Richard Holmes Memorial Lecture 2025
Central London LondonThe Richard Holmes Lecture is given annually; sponsorship rotates between the Battlefields Trust, The British Commission for Military History and the Guild. This year’s sponsor is the Battlefields Trust. Subject to confirmation, the Richard Holmes Memorial Lecture 2025 will be held on the afternoon of Saturday 1 November 2025 at a venue in Central London. […]
Recce: Bavaria
This will include Battlefield of Blenheim , the German Great War Museum at Ingolstadt and Dachau Concentration Camp. Note that April 1 is a place marker in the calendar rather than the actual start date which is to be advised For more information contact the organiser John Cotterill via the Guild Secretary, or via the […]
Guild Recce – Easter Rising, Dublin April 1916
Dublin Dublin, IrelandIn France in 1916, plans were being drawn up to relieve the pressure on Verdun; in Dublin plans were being finalised for an insurrection. The Easter Rising would see ordinary men and women become national heroes who would shape Ireland’s destiny. Join me in Dublin on May 1st to 3rd 2026 as we look at […]
Operation Frankton/Operation Chariot Recce (dates tba)
THIS RECCE IS BEING PUT BACK TO 2026 SO AS NOT TO CLASH WITH OTHER EVENTS. THE DATES ARE MERELY A PLACE SAVER AND ARE TO BE CONFIRMED. Operation Frankton was the famous WW2 raid on German blockade running shipping in Bordeaux, France. The raid was carried out by the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment […]