Military Welfare History Network
@milwelfhist.bsky.social
MWHN is an interdisciplinary, all-career-stages networking & dissemination platform for military welfare, care & medical history researchers, projects, journals & charities. Coordinated by @paulhuddie.bsky.social
Visit: https://militarywelfarehistory.com
Visit: https://militarywelfarehistory.com
New Members. We are very happy to welcome Tiago Rocha e Melo, Dr Ana Catarina Pinho and the Revd Dr Peter Howson to the Network. Their respective research on ancient Rome, colonial Portugal and British military chaplaincy are great additions #milwelfhist
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
New Members. We are very happy to welcome Tiago Rocha e Melo, Dr Ana Catarina Pinho and the Revd Dr Peter Howson to the Network. Their respective research on ancient Rome, colonial Portugal and British military chaplaincy are great additions #milwelfhist
Well done Matt. Keep up the good work! Entertainment = welfare #milwelfhist
This week's blog post looks at how Indian troops were entertained whilst serving in Italy during the Second World War. Suffice it to say, things could have been improved.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Well done Matt. Keep up the good work! Entertainment = welfare #milwelfhist
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Many years ago, I helped set up The Returning Soldier Network, but circumstances meant that I had to step away for a few years as I tried to find secure work. Yesterday, I returned back into the fold as one of the project leads! So watch this space, plans are brewing... @milwelfhist.bsky.social
Who We Are
The Returning Soldier Network was established in 2018 to bring together researchers looking at the figure of the returning soldier from the ancient world to the modern day. The group includes acade…
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November 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Many years ago, I helped set up The Returning Soldier Network, but circumstances meant that I had to step away for a few years as I tried to find secure work. Yesterday, I returned back into the fold as one of the project leads! So watch this space, plans are brewing... @milwelfhist.bsky.social
2026 MWHN Conference - call for papers!
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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2026 MWHN Conference - call for papers!
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
@aahmhistmed.bsky.social @aahnhistnursing.bsky.social @eahmh.bsky.social @eahnursing.bsky.social @ghsptampere.bsky.social @medmilmedicine.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social @sochistorywar.bsky.social @smh-historians.bsky.social @fwwsoc.bsky.social
Call for Statements of Interest - open now!
In 2026 the MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. Full details attached #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
In 2026 the MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. Full details attached #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
2026 MWHN Conference - call for papers!
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
2026 MWHN Conference - call for papers!
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
Call for Statements of Interest - open now!
In 2026 the MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. Full details attached #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
In 2026 the MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. Full details attached #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Call for Statements of Interest - open now!
In 2026 the MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. Full details attached #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
In 2026 the MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. Full details attached #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
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Hi, can anyone figure out the medical term in this document?
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Hi, can anyone figure out the medical term in this document?
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Delighted to have an article in the main #DefenceForces' publication, An Cosantóir, hot off the press this week!
Back in July, I had the pleasure to present a paper on the Pensions Archive at the 4th International Conference of the
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Back in July, I had the pleasure to present a paper on the Pensions Archive at the 4th International Conference of the
@milwelfhist.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Brilliant stuff @cecilearchives.bsky.social! Thanks for continuing to promote the Network #milwelfhist
Brilliant stuff @cecilearchives.bsky.social! Thanks for continuing to promote the Network #milwelfhist
Delighted to have an article in the main #DefenceForces' publication, An Cosantóir, hot off the press this week!
Back in July, I had the pleasure to present a paper on the Pensions Archive at the 4th International Conference of the
@milwelfhist.bsky.social
Back in July, I had the pleasure to present a paper on the Pensions Archive at the 4th International Conference of the
@milwelfhist.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
@irishdefenceforces.bsky.social
Brilliant stuff @cecilearchives.bsky.social! Thanks for continuing to promote the Network #milwelfhist
Brilliant stuff @cecilearchives.bsky.social! Thanks for continuing to promote the Network #milwelfhist
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Looking forward to speaking at the Institute of Historical Research Seminar in King's College London next Wednesday evening. I will present research from the @erc.europa.eu COLVET project. Open to all but pre-registration required to attend. Thanks to the organisers www.eventbrite.ie/e/colonial-v...
Colonial Veterans and Citizenship in the French Empire
Presenting research from the project, Ex-Soldiers of Empire; Towards a Comparative History of Colonial Veterancy in the Interwar Period.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Looking forward to speaking at the Institute of Historical Research Seminar in King's College London next Wednesday evening. I will present research from the @erc.europa.eu COLVET project. Open to all but pre-registration required to attend. Thanks to the organisers www.eventbrite.ie/e/colonial-v...
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Pleased to share this *Opium Slavery* Author’s Corner on The Way of Improvement Leads Home. Thanks @johnfea1.bsky.social for featuring the book! 🗃️ thewayofimprovement.blog/2025/11/10/t...
The Author’s Corner with Jonathan S. Jones
Jonathan S. Jones is Assistant Professor of History at James Madison University. This interview is based on his new book, Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis (…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Pleased to share this *Opium Slavery* Author’s Corner on The Way of Improvement Leads Home. Thanks @johnfea1.bsky.social for featuring the book! 🗃️ thewayofimprovement.blog/2025/11/10/t...
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What a privilege to be part of such fantastic discussions over the past two days. Taking away a lot to think about. Thanks to everyone #milwelfhist p.s. Someone with Japanese should translate Eri Nakamura's book. What an honour to speak alongside such a great presentation.
A selection of great papers by Robert Dale, Eri Nakamura and Owen Rees on day 1 of this symposium. The second event in the @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded (via @sshmedicine.bsky.social) 'Military Communities’ Medical Welfare and Care History Conference Series‘. More tomorrow #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
What a privilege to be part of such fantastic discussions over the past two days. Taking away a lot to think about. Thanks to everyone #milwelfhist p.s. Someone with Japanese should translate Eri Nakamura's book. What an honour to speak alongside such a great presentation.
Sincere thanks from me and Michael Robinson to @badancient.bsky.social and Michael Roper for joining us as Birmingham yesterday and today for another MWHN event. Onwards to the next #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Sincere thanks from me and Michael Robinson to @badancient.bsky.social and Michael Roper for joining us as Birmingham yesterday and today for another MWHN event. Onwards to the next #milwelfhist
A very lively discussion following my presentation on the MWH 'perpective' and the Network to the people at Joining Forces-UB project at the University of Buffalo. A great project
#milweflhist
#milweflhist
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A very lively discussion following my presentation on the MWH 'perpective' and the Network to the people at Joining Forces-UB project at the University of Buffalo. A great project
#milweflhist
#milweflhist
Getting close to the end with our final panels. Wonderful papers from Dr Anna Elisabeth Gehl (Frei Universitat Berlin),Dr Mike Reeve (Open University), Tiago Rocha e Melo (University of Lisbon) and Dr Otman Bychou (Sultan Moulay Silmane University) #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Getting close to the end with our final panels. Wonderful papers from Dr Anna Elisabeth Gehl (Frei Universitat Berlin),Dr Mike Reeve (Open University), Tiago Rocha e Melo (University of Lisbon) and Dr Otman Bychou (Sultan Moulay Silmane University) #milwelfhist
Now onto Keynote 2:
1330-1500hrs: Keynote Address – Prof Emeritus Michael Roper (University of Essex) ‘Locating trauma: a personal reflection and a family history’ #milwelfhist
1330-1500hrs: Keynote Address – Prof Emeritus Michael Roper (University of Essex) ‘Locating trauma: a personal reflection and a family history’ #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Now onto Keynote 2:
1330-1500hrs: Keynote Address – Prof Emeritus Michael Roper (University of Essex) ‘Locating trauma: a personal reflection and a family history’ #milwelfhist
1330-1500hrs: Keynote Address – Prof Emeritus Michael Roper (University of Essex) ‘Locating trauma: a personal reflection and a family history’ #milwelfhist
It is a jam-packed day for the Network, with a two-day symposium still ongoing at @unibirmingham.bsky.social and @paulhuddie.bsky.social giving a Zoom lecture on the military welfare history 'perspective' to the great folks at the University of Buffalo's 'Joining Forces-UB' project #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It is a jam-packed day for the Network, with a two-day symposium still ongoing at @unibirmingham.bsky.social and @paulhuddie.bsky.social giving a Zoom lecture on the military welfare history 'perspective' to the great folks at the University of Buffalo's 'Joining Forces-UB' project #milwelfhist
What a great second panel!
1100-1230hrs: Panel Four: 'The First World War'. With papers from three PhD candidates:
Nicola Nash and Didier Brouns (University of Birmingham) and
Delaney Beck (University of New Brunswick) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
1100-1230hrs: Panel Four: 'The First World War'. With papers from three PhD candidates:
Nicola Nash and Didier Brouns (University of Birmingham) and
Delaney Beck (University of New Brunswick) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
What a great second panel!
1100-1230hrs: Panel Four: 'The First World War'. With papers from three PhD candidates:
Nicola Nash and Didier Brouns (University of Birmingham) and
Delaney Beck (University of New Brunswick) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
1100-1230hrs: Panel Four: 'The First World War'. With papers from three PhD candidates:
Nicola Nash and Didier Brouns (University of Birmingham) and
Delaney Beck (University of New Brunswick) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
0900-1030hrs: Panel Two: 'Short-Term and Long-Term Trauma', with papers by Oscar Owen (University of Wolverhampton); Dr Kristin O'Donnell (Birmingham Newman University) & Dr Ana Catarina Pinho (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
0900-1030hrs: Panel Two: 'Short-Term and Long-Term Trauma', with papers by Oscar Owen (University of Wolverhampton); Dr Kristin O'Donnell (Birmingham Newman University) & Dr Ana Catarina Pinho (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
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And we are off for day two. First up a three-paper panel on 'Short-Term and Long-Term trauma' #milwelfhist
And we are off for day two. First up a three-paper panel on 'Short-Term and Long-Term trauma' #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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And we are off for day two. First up a three-paper panel on 'Short-Term and Long-Term trauma' #milwelfhist
And we are off for day two. First up a three-paper panel on 'Short-Term and Long-Term trauma' #milwelfhist
A selection of great papers by Robert Dale, Eri Nakamura and Owen Rees on day 1 of this symposium. The second event in the @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded (via @sshmedicine.bsky.social) 'Military Communities’ Medical Welfare and Care History Conference Series‘. More tomorrow #milwelfhist
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A selection of great papers by Robert Dale, Eri Nakamura and Owen Rees on day 1 of this symposium. The second event in the @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded (via @sshmedicine.bsky.social) 'Military Communities’ Medical Welfare and Care History Conference Series‘. More tomorrow #milwelfhist
Very happy faces at the conference dinner, following the end of day 1. Thanks to Owen Rees for his keynote and to our first panel, which included our own Eri Nakamura, all the way from Japan. Onwards to day 2 #milwelfhist
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Very happy faces at the conference dinner, following the end of day 1. Thanks to Owen Rees for his keynote and to our first panel, which included our own Eri Nakamura, all the way from Japan. Onwards to day 2 #milwelfhist
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Co-convenor Michael Robinson has just kicked off our @milwelfhist.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social symposium at Birmingham on war, trauma and emotional injury. Some excellent papers and discussion to come this afternoon and into tomorrow #milwelfhist
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Co-convenor Michael Robinson has just kicked off our @milwelfhist.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social symposium at Birmingham on war, trauma and emotional injury. Some excellent papers and discussion to come this afternoon and into tomorrow #milwelfhist