Songs from the Trenches

WW1 trenches
Spring in the Trenches, Ridge Wood, 1917 Image: IWM (Art.IWM ART 1154)

Newport Pagnell Historical Society

Tuesday, 17th February 2026 at 7.30 pm
United Reformed Church, High Street, Newport Pagnell MK16 8AB

Speaker: Andrew Smith.

Dr Andrew Smith will look at the background and creation of some of the popular songs from the trenches written to boost morale, encourage enlistment and take the public’s mind off the war. In particular he will look at those sung by the soldiers as their way of making their feelings known to the officers!

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