# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ‘GWR Volunteer Rifles – For Queen and Country’ by Mary Thornton
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Mary Thornton will deliver a richly illustrated talk on GWR Volunteer Rifles: for Queen and Country.

The talk will look at; the history behind the formation of Britain’s Volunteer Rifles; the practical implications for a GWR Company of men; their equipment and training and true “calling”; and the prevailing attitudes of the day towards the Rifle Volunteers, which often poked fun at such soldiering.

Why not join us April 30th 2025 at 7:30 PM at the Bakers’ Café?

Cost:
Swindon Heritage Preservation (SHP) Full Members – FREE Entry
Guests – £5.00 Entry
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/swindon/‘gwr-volunteer-rifles-for-queen-and-country’-by-mary-thornton/200029616196935
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://mechanics-trust.org.uk/all-events/gwr-volunteer-rifles-for-queen-and-country-by-mary-thornton/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=swindon-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Swindon
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Baker's Cafe
- **lat**: 51.561721
- **long**: -1.7917221
- **full address**: The Baker's Cafe, 16 Emlyn Square,Swindon, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Swindon Heritage Preservation (https://allevents.in/org/swindon-heritage-preservation/9236310)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Baker's Cafe, 16 Emlyn Square,Swindon, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Swindon Heritage Preservation
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about ‘GWR Volunteer Rifles – For Queen and Country’ by Mary Thornton ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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