Sacrifice and Remembrance
Jeremy Prescott SpeakerNet Sponsor
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Hobby
- Fee:
- Expensed: Zoom presentations are free, in person presentations travel expenses are requested.
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 29th October 2020
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The overarching title of the Sacrifice and Remembrance Project this presentation Covers how the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorates the fallen in two World Wars ; the scale of the sacrifice, the personalities involved, the founding principles of the CWGC, the outrage these principles caused amongst the general public, and stories behind some of the headstones. The presentation concludes with the building of the latest cemetery to be built since WW1, Fromelles Pheasant Wood in 2010 and how we now remember the fallen killed in recent conflicts.
Views: 966 | Enquiries: 3About Jeremy Prescott
Jeremy Prescott served for 26 years as an Army Officer seeing operational service in Dhofar, Oman and 4 tours in Northern Ireland. After retiring from the Army he was appointed as CEO of a charity covering Leics and Rutland which supported rural communities. In this role he facilitated 6 successful bids to the Lottery for over £1m. In 2013 in order to help communities in their own commemoration of the 100th anniversary of WW1 he developed the “Sacrifice and Remembrance” project delivering presentations on that theme - www.sacrificeandremembrance.com. After retiring from the charity after 18 years he has further developed this project and now presents on 14 different topics. To date these talks have been given in over 450 venues to 16,000 people. As a result of the Covid - 19 crisis he has been offering these presentations via Zoom across the country. He does these presentations entirely on a voluntary basis but encourages donations to Combat Stress - The Veterans Mental Health Charity. To date he has raised over £26,000 for Combat Stress. He now lives in Southsea Hants
Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Jeremy Prescott
- The Miracle Flower - From Flanders to The Tower
- Iconic Memorials for the Fallen
- For Valour - The Victoria Cross Story
- Violette Szabo GC
- The Sinking of the Laconia
- 90 Minutes at Entebbe - The Story Behind Operation Thunderbolt
- Bomber Command
- The Tragedy of War - Vietnam
- The Forgotten Heroes of My Lai
- The Wall - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- The Steve Biko Story
- Capt Noel Chavasse VC & Bar MC
- Britain’s Secret War - Dhofar Oman
- Op Overlord - D Day, The Normandy Landings
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