Over the past summer my research, funded by a PhD Studentship in First World War Studies, has centred upon the ‘transportation mission’ sent to the British General Headquarters in the summer of 1916 under the leadership of Sir Eric Geddes, former Deputy General Manager of the North Eastern Railway Company....
Innovating in Combat began August with two evening lectures in Cornwall, delivered by the project’s postdoctoral researcher Elizabeth Bruton. The lectures were held at the Marconi Centre, Poldhu and Porthcurno Telegraph Museum with both attended by about 30 people – a good attendance for sunny evenings in Cornwall! We also...
Innovating in Combat has had a busy month or so with events and activities and plenty more to come! Our first workshop, “Interpreting Telecommunications in the Great War: A workshop for museum interpreters, archivists and historians” was held in the Brotherton Room at the University of Leeds on Friday 28 June...