{"id":23236,"date":"2025-01-16T14:54:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T14:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&p=23236"},"modified":"2025-02-03T11:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T11:58:05","slug":"trouble-at-the-white-city-bristol-and-the-strikes-in-the-british-armed-forces-in-1919","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/trouble-at-the-white-city-bristol-and-the-strikes-in-the-british-armed-forces-in-1919\/","title":{"rendered":"Trouble at the White City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Soldiers training in front of an Indian palace at the White City Bristol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This talk considers, from a Bristol perspective, the huge wave of strikes involving tens, if not hundreds of thousands of personnel in the British Armed forces at the end of World War One.<\/p>\n

Mass insubordination, refusals and in some cases mutiny swept through army, navy and air force personnel in January 1919.\u00a0 Driven by the desire for immediate demobilisation and fears that politicians and military leaders might commit them to the ongoing invasion of revolutionary Russia and other colonial ventures, servicemen replied with a resounding \u201cWe Want Out\u201d.<\/p>\n

In Bristol, the first signs of the approaching unrest appeared amongst soldiers in the White City camp at Ashton Gate followed by strikes of aircraft personnel at Yate. Similar refusals appeared in battalions of the two army units most associated with Bristol the Gloucestershire and Somerset Light Infantry Regiments.<\/p>\n

This talk will consider the nature and organisation of the strikes, the demands of the servicemen and the outcomes. It will also contextualise the strike wave within the generalised collapse of european armies from 1917, leading to the end of World War One.<\/p>\n

Booking details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Funded in partnership by Yate Town Council<\/strong> and the Friends of Yate Heritage Centre<\/strong>, Yate Heritage lectures<\/strong> begin at 7.30pm<\/strong> and are held at the Yate & District Heritage Centre<\/strong> (Church Road, Yate BS37 5BG)<\/p>\n

*Yate Heritage lectures are free for Friends of Yate Heritage Centre*<\/p>\n

For further information, please contact the Heritage Centre on Telephone: 01454 862200 Email: info@yateheritage.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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