Introduction The Battle of George Square was a violent confrontation in Glasgow, Scotland between Glasgow City Police and striking Glasgow workers, centred around George Square. The ‘battle’, also known as “Bloody Friday” or “Black Friday”, took place on Friday 31 January 1919, 82 days after the end of the First World War. During the riot,… Read More
Introduction The Radical War, also known as the Scottish Insurrection of 1820 (01 April to 08 April 1820), was a week of strikes and unrest in Scotland, a culmination of Radical demands for reform in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which had become prominent in the early years of the French Revolution,… Read More
Introduction The Royal Air Force Mutiny of 1946 was a series of demonstrations and strikes at several dozen Royal Air Force stations in the Indian Subcontinent in January 1946. Background As these incidents involved refusals to obey orders they technically constituted a form of “mutiny”. The protests arose from slow demobilisation and poor conditions of… Read More
Introduction The South African Legion is the oldest military veterans organisation in South Africa. It is referred to simply as the SA Legion or even ‘The Legion’ and is one of the largest independent military veterans charities in South Africa. Brief History After suffering the horrors of war in France and Flanders, thousands of men… Read More
Introduction The Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association, best known simply as the RSA, is one of the largest voluntary welfare organisations in New Zealand and one of the oldest ex-service organisations in the world. Background Wounded soldiers returning from the Gallipoli Campaign, World War I, founded the organisation in 1916, and it received… Read More
Introduction The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit Canadian ex-service organisation (veterans’ organisation) founded in 1925. Membership includes people who have served as military, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial and municipal police, Royal Canadian Air, Army and Sea Cadets, direct relatives of members and also affiliated members. Membership is now also open to the general… Read More
Introduction The Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (RCEL) represents the interests of Commonwealth citizens who have served with either the British or Commonwealth Forces. It was founded in 1921 (as the British Empire Service League) by Field Marshals Earl Haig and Jan Smuts to link together the various ex-service organisations throughout the Commonwealth. Brief History The… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 