National Army Museum - Digging the Trenches, Soldiers' Stories and more

The National Army Museum is closed for redevelopment until late 2016, but our programme of exhibitions and events continues at venues across the UK.

Here's what's coming up in February, with further events listed on our website.

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CELEBRITY SPEAKERS Digging the Trenches: The Archaeology of the Western Front 25 February 2016, 7.00pm Army & Navy Club, London Battlefield archaeologist and broadcaster Andy Robertshaw will speak about the results of 30 archaeological projects in France and Belgium over the past 15 years. ENTRY £10 - BOOK NOW
FIRST WORLD WAR ACTIVITIES Soldiers' Stories: Private William Jay Mesopotamia, January 1916 Private William Jay of 1/5th Battalion The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) provides an eye-witness account of the doomed attempt to relieve the besieged British-Indian forces at Kut. FIND OUT MORE
LUNCHTIME LECTURES The Military Fashion of British Army Uniforms Through the 19th Century 8 February 2016, 12.30pm Army & Navy Club, London Jennifer Daley will analyse the military spectacle of British battlefield dress in response to political, economic and technological developments, and within the wider framework of British warfare. FREE ENTRY - BOOK NOW
LUNCHTIME LECTURES The Martial Races of India: Recruitment by Ethnicity in the British Indian Army 22 February 2016, 12.30pm Army & Navy Club, London National Army Museum curator Jasdeep Singh will examine how certain races in India were identified, studied and groomed to form regiments in the British Indian Army. FREE ENTRY - BOOK NOW
FIRST WORLD WAR ACTIVITIES Empire & Commonwealth: London Libraries Tour 1-14 February 2016 Maida Vale Library 15-28 February 2016 Brixton Library 29 February - 13 March 2016 Carnegie Library The National Army Museum is taking an Empire and Commonwealth exhibition on the road to a range of libraries around London. FIND OUT MORE
VIDEO ARCHIVE Illiterate but Literary: Censored Correspondence of Indian Soldiers in France, 1914-18 New lecture video online Dr David Omissi, Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Hull, examines the personal correspondence of Indian soldiers who fought on the Western Front. Image credit: © IWM (Q 53887) WATCH ONLINE
TOURING EXHIBITIONS Piece Makers Exhibition Until 20 March 2016 Essex Regiment Museum, Chelmsford This thought-provoking exhibition displays the artistic results of a two-year collaboration between the National Army Museum, soldiers drawn from rehabilitation and support centres, and artist Susan Stockwell. FIND OUT MORE
FIRST WORLD WAR ACTIVITIES Soldiers' Stories: Private William Bowyer Egypt, December 1915 Private William Bowyer of 1/1st Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars) recalls an unconventional Christmas fighting in Egypt's Western Desert. FIND OUT MORE
GET INVOLVED Waterloo Lives: In Their Own Words Explore our Napoleonic archive We are looking for your help to capture new information about our Napoleonic archive. Get involved at home by transcribing and tagging images of these 200-year-old documents. FIND OUT MORE
NAM RECOMMENDS Forces War Records Specialist military genealogy website The site includes over 9 million individuals' military records covering more than 300 years. Records are professionally transcribed in-house to achieve industry-leading accuracy, with military experts on hand to answer customer queries. FIND OUT MORE