Faces and Spaces History Day

At Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome.

Join us to explore key aspects of the Great War in our popular annual seminar.

This year’s theme – Key faces, spaces and their impact. Frontline is a one-day focused history seminar, on an original Great War site, in an original Great War building.

It’s an annual, must-go event for the Great War history enthusiast. You will join a restricted number of your peers as you explore a specific area of this wide ranging and complicated field.

This year’s confirmed speakers are:

Peter Hart – Peter worked for some 40 years as the oral historian for the Department of Sound Records, Imperial War Museum where he interviewed countless veterans. He has written several books on World War One and Two, is an experienced civilian/military tours guide and has appeared in numerous television documentaries. After retiring from the Imperial War Museum, Peter launched “Pete & Gary’s Military History” podcast. Peter’s Talk is titled: I’m Out: Escape from German POW Camps, 1914-18.

Neil Bond – Neil is a keen student of the role of Army Chaplains in the Great War and an active participant in living history activities including representing both the Royal Army’s Chaplains’ Museum and Talbot House at numerous events. He is Chair of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight branch of the Western Front Association. His talk is titled: Tubby and Talbot House.

Sarah Paterson – Sarah is a Curator (World War One and Early 20th Century) at the Imperial War Museum, and an expert on prisoners of war. She recently opened the First Great Escape exhibition at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome and will be talking about The Escape from Holzminden prisoner of war camp.

The day includes up-close and personal tours of aircraft and object handling sessions, as well as lunch in the original 1917 mess, now The Airmen’s Mess café.