About Us:
Welcome to the Wessex Branch of the OMRS. Anyone visiting in and around Wessex is assured a very warm welcome.
The Branch has effectively been reformed after a long break following the Covid shutdown. Since then, we have continued to steadily build up our membership numbers and it is now a very active group. We try to combine Speakers’ talks with related Members’ ‘Show and Tell’ opportunities at our meetings. Tea / coffee and biscuits are available and there is a large car park adjacent to the building.
Frequency of meetings:
We are currently meeting on the fourth Thursday in the month except for January, August and December.
Meeting Location:
Antrobus House
39 Salisbury Road
Amesbury
Wiltshire
SP4 7HH.
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Timings:
We aim to start the meetings at 7:30pm and finish around 9.30pm
Branch Program for 2026:
| Date | Theme | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | No meetings due to holidays | |
| 26 Feb | Spurious and Unofficial Awards | |
| 26 Mar | Casualties – The work of the CWGC | Simon Bendry |
| 23 Apr | Officers’ Long Service Awards – Local Volunteer Decorations | Douglas Edwards |
| 28 May | Far East – Invasion of Malaya 1941-42 | Member’s Talk |
| 25 June | Foreign Awards – Indian Auxiliary Medical Service | Member’s Talk |
| 23 July | Mounted Troops – Imperial Yeomanry | Member’s Talk |
| Aug | No meetings due to holidays | |
| 24 Sept | Multiple Awards – Documents & Photos etc | |
| 22 Oct | Great War – Tunnellers / Tanks | Clive Elderton (tbc) |
| 26 Nov | Remembrance – AGM & Poppy Appeal (40th Anniversary of OMRS Branch) |
Member’s Talk |
| Dec | No meetings due to holidays |
**Please note that dates and subjects may change and will be updated here when known.
Contact Details:
For further details about the Wessex Branch of the OMRS please contact James Kemp via the following means:
Email: jhfk@mysteria.net
Additional notes:
In addition to the Branch meetings, we hope to arrange a number of group visits during the year. We will be commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Branch (previous known as the Salisbury Branch) in November 2026.