Our speaker for this month is Karen Elliott from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Her presentation will provide an overview of the organisation from past to present with reference to the sites and casualties they care for. It will begin by discussing the conception of the CWGC by its founder and the principles put into place at that time that continues to define what they do and how they do it. To illustrates this, Karen will then show you the sites they care for in the UK and around the world and what to look for when visiting them. A discussion of the challenges they face and the work they do today will then follow, before the presentation is rounded off with a focus on local sites and a personal story of someone commemorated nearby. There will be a collection for the charity at the end of the talk, please bring cash with you.
As usual we will begin the meeting with tea and biscuits at 2:00 with a chance to chat to other members and peruse the jigsaw and book swap tables.