Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley CB DSO PhD MA FRHistS
News & Diary of Engagements 2016
Further updates may be found in the WW I Commemoration Section
December 2016
Pukka Films Ltd
Kajaki Training package development
National Theatre Wales, Bodelwyddan Castle
more news from December here » »
November 2016
The Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Great Christmas Truce, 1914 – 1915
Lecture by Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley.
Exploring the forgotten story of WW1’s second Christmas truce and the Royal Welch Fusiliers.
October 2016
Caernarfon Castle's Weeping Willow Poppy Display
Open to the public inside the castle daily until 20 November
tickets are available for free online via Cadw’s Eventbrite Website »
more news from October here » »
September 2016
Royal Welch Fusiliers Trust - Joint Services Staff College - National Library of Wales - LINKS (Veterans Mental Health) Llanelli
August 2016
LINKS (Veterans Mental Health) Llanelli - Funeral and Eulogy for Mrs Doreen Eyton-Jones, Pantasaph Priory, Holywell
July 2016
Battle of the Somme Commemorations - Retreat and Ceremony of The Keys - Dawn Vigil, Mametz Wood
June 2016
Armed Forces Day - Battle of the Somme Vigil, Llandaff Cathedral
and opening of the FIELD installation - Cardiff's 'Sea of Poppies'
May 2016
World Premiere of the Welsh National Opera's"In Parenthesis"
and opening of the FIELD installation - Cardiff's 'Sea of Poppies'
April 2016
Duties for this month included the Media launch of "War's Hell"
and Advice to the Welsh National Opera on forthcoming production of In Parenthesis
more details here » »
March 2016
Duties for this month, Baltic Defence College 1st-17th
Welsh National Opera recording of Podcast on David Jones and In Parenthesis
February 2016
Duties for this month, included BBC Wales filming for Great War Artists forthcoming programme,
Wrexham
January 2016
Publication of 'Llewelyn Wyn Griffith and the Great War'
In Proceedings of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion
News & Events from January 2016, included the publication of an article by Lt-Gen Jonathon Riley, 'Llewelyn Wyn Griffith and the Great War'
News Archives 2016