Guernsey Society
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The aim of the Guernsey Society is to promote, maintain and stimulate interest in all matters concerning the Bailiwick of Guernsey, its past, present and future - and keeping alive the Spirit of Guernsey both in the island and overseas.
In doing this we
- Publish The Review three times a year - a high quality magazine with articles on Guernsey's past, present and future
- Organise meetings - both formal and informal - in Guernsey, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere
- Provide a network for anyone with an interest in Guernsey
[edit] History
The Guernsey Society was formed in 1943 to represent the interests of the island to the British Government during the German Occupation, and to establish a network for Guernsey evacuees in the United Kingdom.
The Society was the idea of three Guernseymen based in London: Sir Donald Banks, Air Commodore Henry Le Marchant Brock and Colonel Guy Durand Ozanne. Banks became the first Chairman, and Brock became the first Secretary.
[edit] References
- Brock, H Le M, Twenty One Years Ago, RGS, 1964
- The Guernsey Society: People and Events 1943-64, RGS, 1964
- Harwood, Melvyn, The Guernsey Society 1943-1993 - A History, RGS, 1993
