Burma Lecture Day at Cumbria's Museum of Military Life: 10am - 5pm
KET is delighted to be invited to be part of this special day at Cumbria's Museum of Military Life which is located in Carlisle Castle. We're looking forward to a day of lectures on the Burma Campaign by four expert speakers. The entry fee is £28 and includes lunch, refreshments and free entry to the museum. KET will be there with our display and shop and will have a selection of arts and crafts - all handmade in Naga homes - available for sale.
Book your tickets here or telephone 01228 532774
Programme of speakers:
Not Forgotten - The Border Regiment & The Cumberland Gunners in the Burma Campaign 1943-45
The 2nd, 4th & 9th Battalions of the Border Regiment and 5 Ist Field Regiment Royal Artillery TA in the Burma Campaign
Stuart Eastwood BA AMA
Japan: Ally to Enemy
How two nations became enemies, the Battle of Imphal and why the apanese soldier was so different
Simon Sole
The Battle of the Box - turning the tide
The watershed action which shattered the myth of japanese invincibility
John Sadler & Bev Palin
Finding The Forgotten: Prisoners of War in The Far East 1941-45
Experiences of prisoners of the Japanese from records held at The National Archives
Dr William Spencer
Book your tickets here or telephone 01228 532774
