Historical Society
The Historical Society comprises just over 350 members of which a third are regular
attenders. Presentations are held at Armoury House on a Monday evening in early
January, May and October.
The usual format involves an expert guest lecturer who talks for approximately
45 minutes, starting at 6.30pm. After questions and a short interval the majority
of those attending then remain for a Club Supper.
Not unnaturally, the lecture topics are military in nature, sometimes involving
a campaign or area in which the HAC has had direct involvement.
New members are always welcome. For Regimental Members, the cost is £10 for
life membership and your cheque, made payable to the HAC Historical Society, should
be sent to the Society's Secretary, Malcolm Ring at River House, River, Near Petworth,
West Sussex GU28 9AT together with
Your Name (Capitals)
Address
Email
The next lecture is on Monday 4 October 2010 and is to be given by Brigadier
Jim Broom, the subject this time being an individual rather than a campaign.
That individual is Brigadier Ogier Ward who started life in B Battery HAC as a
driver in 1908. He served gallantly during the first World War, being with the
Battery in
Egypt and
Aden in 1914 and 1915 and thereafter in
France , commanding his own
Battery , from 1916 until the War ended.
Following the end of that War, he reverted to his civilian life as a doctor but
found himself once more in a position of command as a surgeon with the RAMC and
in 1940 was again officially recognised for his bravery, coolness and ability
as a commander. He remained a highly active member of the Company until his death
in 1971.
The Society is planning a battlefield tour of the Iberian Peninsula on 24-30
September 2011, being the 200th anniversary of that War. More information will
be forthcoming but, if you are interested, please make a note of the date.
If you wish to attend on 4 October 2010, please notify the Society's treasurer,
Ron Bassett-Cross by 27 September 2010. If you (and your guests) wish to stay
for supper, then the cost is £23 per head. Guests who attend the lecture only
will be charged £5 per head; this sum is not payable if the guest stays for supper.