The Conference showcased recent research marking the centenary of the First World War. Many of the presentations are now available to download as PDF files.

Morning Session – Chair Richard Osgood

9.30 – 10.00 Arrival, registration and coffee

10.00 – 10.30     9 KM of practice trenches, 300m of tunnels and the Larkhill 300 – Steve Thompson (Wessex Archaeology) & Martin Brown (Wiltshire Council Archaeology Service)

10.30 – 11.00     Fitting the pieces together – the German First World War POW camp at Yatesbury – Dan Miles (Wiltshire Archaeology Field Group)

11.00 – 11.30     The role of research in protecting Wiltshire’s war memorials – Katy Whitaker (Historic England)

15 minute comfort break

11.45 – 12.15     Healthcare in Salisbury during the First World War – Lesley Meaker (ArtCare Salisbury)

12.15 – 12.45     A study of the First World War Graffiti in Figheldean – Tony Hack (Wiltshire Medieval Graffiti Survey)

12.45 – 13.30  Lunch and an opportunity for a guided tour of the ‘Wiltshire Remembers: Aftermath of WW1’ exhibition by Richard Broadhead

Afternoon Session – Chair Dan Miles

13.30 – 14.00     Researching First World War supply lines in Wiltshire – Sue Nelson & Lorraine Mepham (Wessex Archaeology)

14:00 – 14.30    Purton Remount Depot at Manor Hill During the Great War – Bob Lloyd

14.30 – 15.00     Through Mud and Blood to find Green fields – tank archaeology and soldier recoveries – Richard Bennett (Breaking Ground Heritage), Richard Osgood (Defence Infrastructure Organisation)

15.00     Tea break

15.30  – 16.00    Unity and Loyalty – the Red Cross Hospital in Chippenham – Mel Barnett (Chippenham Museum)

16.00 – 16.30     An international war on Salisbury Plain – Richard Broadhead (Wiltshire Soldiers) – no presentation

16.30     Close