Marlow Remembers WW1 - Contents
18-Feb-2017
The Bucks Military Museum Trust came to Marlow on Saturday 18 February with their Roadshow at the invitation of the Marlow Remembers WW1 Association. The day event was hosted by the Marlow Royal British Legion and comprised displays by the two principals plus the Centre for Bucks Studies from Aylesbury.
Some 30 people attended and were clearly delighted with the displays and the helpful stewards. Several visitors were anxious to learn about their earlier family members and the BMMT database proved to be very successful (see pictures). The Roadshow has previously toured the county and attracted interest wherever displayed.
Wethered Brewery in World War One
During the War, part of the local Wethered Brewery switched to producing munitions for the Army on the Western Front. The archives of the Brewery are held in store in Aylesbury and we worked our way through them to find out what they tell us about this fascinating part of the brewery and town's history. We shared the results of our research at two key events in the autumn.
17-Oct-2016
On Monday 17 October, we gave a talk on the results of our research into the Brewery during the First World War. This was at 7.30pm at Liston Hall, Chapel Street and formed part of the Marlow Society Local History Group's ongoing programme of local history talks.
Display - from Beer to Bombs (pdf 6mb)
11-Sep-2016
Firstly, the Brewery was one of the chosen sites for last year's annual Heritage Open Day. On Sunday 11 September, people were able to have guided talks of the Brewery site to explain its history and the buildings. As part of the day, we held an exhibition specifically about the Brewery during World War One. We also be unveiled an information board and a plaque to commemorate the Brewery employees who served and died during the War.
Heritage Open Day poster (pdf 0.3mb)
12-Nov-2016
Concert to commemorate Frederick Septimus Kelly
Frederick Septimus Kelly lived in Bisham before the War and enlisted shortly after the conflict broke out. He served in Gallipoli and then on the Western Front where he was killed in the final stages of the Battle of the Somme.
Kelly was a celebrated oarsman who won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1908 and then rowed regularly on the Thames when he moved to Bisham. He is commemorated on the memorial in Marlow Rowing Club.
He was also a composer whose music has gained increasing recognition over the last few years. His Elegy for String Orchestra, written at Gallipoli in memory of his friend the poet Rupert Brooke, was performed at the BBC Proms in 2014 to mark the anniversary of the start of the War.
To celebrate the life of this highly talented local man, we joined up with the local musical ensemble, Chiltern Camerata to hold a concert in memory of Kelly. This was held on the 100th anniversary of his death on 12 November at 7.30pm at All Saints Church, Marlow. The programme consisted of music by Kelly and some of his contemporaries, as well as readings from his diary. Tickets went on sale over the summer and many joined us for this unique commemoration of Marlow's finest composer.
1-Jul-2016
Remembering the Battle of the Somme 1-2 July 2016
On Friday 1 July, we arranged for an audience of 70 people to watch the original film of The Battle of the Somme that was first shown in cinemas across the country in the summer of 1916. We followed the showing with a short and moving commemorative ceremony held on The Causeway. On Saturday 2 July, we arranged an exhibition on The Causeway on the Battle of the Somme and the Marlow men who fought there. Over 200 people visited the exhibition, including a number of local people who had relatives who had fought and died in the conflict. Both during and after the event, we helped a number of local people find out more about their relatives involved in the battle. The exhibition was also visited by many people from outside the town, including a busload of Hungarian schoolchildren who happened in Marlow that day!
28-Nov-2015
War Memorial Survey Workshop
War Memorial Survey Workshop (pdf 0.1mb)
Organised by the War Memorials Trust, Civic Voice and supported by local history groups across South Bucks, this workshop was one of many across the country to train up volunteers to undertake condition surveys of the nation’s war memorials. The workshop was then reported in the Bucks Free Press.
16-Nov-2015
Reluctant Recruits
A talk on - Reluctant Recruits: Conscription in Marlow during World War One (pdf 0.1mb)
Using evidence from newspaper reports and local records of the time, Andy Ford explored the work of the Marlow Military Tribunal set up to hear appeals by men against being conscripted, explaining why and how the men appealed and then what happened to them.
8-Nov-2015
National Remembrance Day
Sunday 8 November - National Remembrance Day
12-Sep-2015
Heritage Open Day
We supported Heritage Open Day with exhibitions on the War at Marlow Rowing Club and Bisham Church.
12-Jul-2015
The Trenches Heritage Day
The Trenches Heritage Day (pdf 0.6mb)
Run in partnership with Marlow Remembers World War 1, the free family-friendly event featured hands-on activities, performances and interactive sessions including: a Sergeant Major's drill and children's assault course; guided walks, talks and displays on the history of the trenches; a remembrance service at 11am; local cadet groups in uniform undertaking military tasks. Click here to see the original poster(pdf 0.6mb).
7-May-2015
Lusitania Commemoration
Lusitania Commemoration (pdf 0.3mb)
The Marlow Society and the Marlow Remembers World War One Association jointly organised a ceremony to mark the exact 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Cunard liner Lusitania by a German submarine on 7th May 1915.
24-Apr-2015
Marlow remembers Gallipoli
Marlow remembers Gallipoli (pdf 1.4mb)
To coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign landings, we published the attached article in the Bucks Free Press highlighting the stories of some of the 17 men and boys from Marlow and the surrounding area who died there
5-Apr-2015
Commemoration of Leonard Roberts
Easter Sunday 5 April 2015 - Commemoration of Leonard Roberts (pdf 0.1mb)
A service was held at the grave of a young soldier who lost his life in the war and who was the first serviceman to be buried in a Marlow cemetery.
17-Feb-2015
Memories of Marlow
Memories of Marlow write up (pdf 0.1mb) Poster (pdf 0.8mb)
We organised this event jointly with the Marlow Society to share the recordings made in the 1980s of local people's memories of the War. The evening also included an exhibition of photos of Marlow during the war.
9-Nov-2014
Borlase Remembers
We organised an exhibition on the impact of the War on Marlow as part of a programme of activities arranged by teachers and pupils at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, devised to commemorate the War and the school's role in it.
20-Sep-2014
Marlow Carnival
We shared the results of some of our early research work as part of Marlow's annual carnival.
18-Sep-2014
World War One Training Trenches
World War One Training Trenches(pdf 1.3mb)
This talk was organised jointly with Archaeology in Marlow and focused on the training trenches built during World War One in Marlow and Berkhamsted.
13-Sep-2014
Heritage Open Day review (pdf 1.9mb)
We supported the annual open day organised by the Marlow Society, focusing on the World War One stories linked to St Peter Street.
18-Jul-2014
The Western Front
A talk in Marlow by the leading World War historian, Professor Gary Sheffield.
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