Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The venue is our usual meeting-place, the splendid David Lloyd George Room (photo by Valerie Schreiner)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
There are last-minute checks of equipment as members and guests take their seats (photo by Valerie Schreiner)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The Chairman, David Jones, welcomes members and guests to the 14th Lancelyn Green Lecture (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
As always, it is a pleasure for the Chairman to welcome new members (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
And there's a warm welcome to members and guests from overseas (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The Lectures always attract a good turnout, and there's quite a long list of names! (photo by Valerie Schreiner)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
And so to the main business of the evening! (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
David Jones introduces our guest speaker, Michael Crumplin (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
With a warning that some of the photographs we'll see are necessarily rather gruesome, Mr Crumplin begins (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
And this is what it's all about! (photo by Valerie Schreiner)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
War, past and present, and the life and work of Dr Arthur Conan Doyle (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
As Mr Crumplin explains, Conan Doyle was born into a time of conflict (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny had a significant influence on Conan Doyle's writings (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The wars waged during Conan Doyle's lifetime influenced him in other ways as well (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
And his life and work always bore the mark of his medical training (photo by Valerie Schreiner)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Conan Doyle was fascinated by the Napoleonic Wars. An ancestor, Sir Denis Pack, was one of Wellington's generals (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Several of Conan Doyle's stories were inspired by the Napoleonic period (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
And now, says Mr Crumplin, we come to the 2nd Afghan War (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
This was the war in which John H Watson was so badly injured at the Battle of Maiwand (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Michael Crumplin reminds us of the campaign in which Conan Doyle served as a surgeon (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The 2nd Boer War
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Conan Doyle served as surgeon at the Langman Field Hospital in South Africa, April-June 1900 (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
In 1914 a global war broke out, and again Conan Doyle did his bit, as far as he could (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Conan Doyle's nephew, brother-in-law, son and brother were among the many casualties of the Great War (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
But as Michael Crumplin observes, Conan Doyle lived his own life to the full (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
A fitting conclusion to a fascinating talk (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
David Jones asks for questions from the floor, and of course there are many (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Michael Crumplin answers our questions with cheerful authority (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The Chairman invites John Morewood to propose the vote of thanks to our distinguished speaker (photo by Valerie Schreiner)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
As a member of the Waterloo Society, John Morewood has known Mr Crumplin for many years (photo by Roger Johnson)
