Join Martin Middlebrook, British military historian and author of The First Day on the Somme, for a rare Canadian appearance.
This lecture follows the path of a First World War new recruit and tells the story of how infantry soldiers were trained and mobilized to the Western Front, the various stages of treatment and evacuation after being wounded, and the process of being discharged when no longer fit for military service.
Mr. Middlebrook is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and author of numerous books relating to the First and Second World Wars, as well as the 1982 Falklands Conflict.
Explore more history of the First World War Friday, September 5 at noon at the Bytown Museum, where Mr. Middlebrook will discuss the events of 1914 that led to the 1916 Battle of the Somme and the social aspects of the British Army. For more information, visit the Bytown Museum website.