Liberation 80 : The Lectures - Finding Your Military Ancestor
Mon 05 May
|Town Church
A series of eight lectures; organised by St Peter Port Parish, delivered by Chris Oliver and Steve Le Prevost, focusing on military history surrounding the Liberation of Guernsey. Please see individual events for more details of each lecture. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
Time & Location
05 May 2025, 19:00 – 20:00
Town Church, Church Sq, Guernsey GY1 2JU, Guernsey
About the event
FINDING YOUR MILITARY ANCESTOR
Monday 5th May
Military history is becoming more popular, as is the close connection to personal family history. Learn how to gain the initial information, from all the agencies, and then take it to the next level, very often with surprising results.
Chris Oliver
A well known speaker on Military History around the islands. He has made several programmes for the BBC, Wildfire Productions, Channel 4 and ITV. He is a guest lecturer at Sandhurst and Cambridge University. Chris is co-founder and Chairman of the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry,
Steve Le Prevost
Also a well known local speaker and author, Steve helps bring life to some of the most interesting parts of our military past.