Navvies at War
Catherine Rousseau
- Regions:
- Lancashire, West Yorkshire
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: Around £60 plus travel expenses
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 21st July 2026
- Tagged:
- Navvies | Reservoirs | First World War
The talk looks at the contribution of navvies to the war efforts from the early 19th Century to 1918. The First World War experiences of some of the reservoir navvies who worked at Hurstwood Reservoir is then studied. Did they all join the navvies battalions or Labour Corps or were there experiences at war more varied?
Views: 15 | Enquiries: 0About Catherine Rousseau
I've a life long interest in archaeology and history and I am a graduate of the University of York. I have experience in excavation, guiding walks and speaking to groups. A former teacher with 25 years experience, I was the chair of local community archaeology groups. I have given talks at the East Lancashire Western Front Association. I am particularly interested in the industrial archaeology and social history of the area around Burnley, Lancashire, and the First World War.
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