Flanders Field 1914

Alexander Hall will be delivering the above lecture on Thursday 8 October at 7.30 pm in the lecture room at Paisley Museum.

He has kindly supplied  a brief summary of what the talk will cover.

The talk starts off with a few facts and figures and an overview of the scale of the war, the Scottish Regiments involved and the “pals battalions “

I will touch on the  assassination of the  Arch duke and his assassain.

The 3 battles of Ypres and Paschendale and some of the military cemeteries.

A brief mention of Scottish winners of the V C and their actions to conclude.

Flanders Field 1914

Our next talk on October 8, will be delivered by Alexander Hal on the above topic.

The meeting will commence at 7.30 pm in the lecture theatre within Paisley Museum.

Non-members are welcome and the fee is £3.00, but if you wish to join the Institution , the cost for the season is £12.00