The Salonika Campaign Society was formed in 2000 to promote interest in the Salonika campaign, fought in northern Greece, Serbia and Albania from 1915 to 1918. The aim of the Society is to perpetuate the memory of those of all nations who served, whether they were members of the armed forces, medical services or civilian staff. The Society does not seek to glorify war and is neither politically nor commercially motivated. Application for membership is welcomed from anyone of like mind.
What does the Society offer to members?
- The New Mosquito: produced twice a year (April and September), the Society’s journal contains Society news, articles and photographs on a wide-range of subjects related to the campaign, and the results of members’ original research, especially on relatives who served in the campaign.
- The New Balkan News: an email newsletter produced several times a year, containing Society news and announcements (anyone can sign-up using the form at the bottom of the page);
- Annual meeting: a sociable gathering held in London on a Saturday in early October, which includes a short wreath laying ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, followed by a talk by an expert on an aspect of the Salonika Campaign and our annual members’ meeting.
- Commemorations and remembrance: in addition to the London wreath laying, the Society prepares a plot each November in the Field of Remembrance on the lawns outside Westminster Abbey; members are also able to attend the international commemorations of the allied nations in northern Greece, during which wreaths are laid at various cemeteries and memorials.
- Battlefield tours: following the success of our Centenary battlefield tours in 2015 to 2018, the Society continues to organise tours which are advertised on our website and in The New Balkan News.
- Members-Only Area. A free site for SCS members only with content related to the Salonika Campaign and the Society, for example: past copies of the Society’s journal, ‘The New Mosquito’; photos from the campaign; articles about the campaign; and more: SCS Members’ Site.
- Knowledgeable members: last but by no means least, members are part of a friendly community of around 300 Salonika enthusiasts from 18 countries, who have a wide range of interests and expertise in this unfairly neglected corner of the First World War.
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Featured image: SCS Battlefield Tour, May 2016: Tour group at the Doiran CWGC Cemetery
Salonika Campaign Society, 1915-1918 