Fatal Battle of Maiwand Annual Commemoration
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The Afghanistan Perceivers commemorate the Fatal Battle of Maiwand each year because that is where and when Dr. John H. Watson is injured by a Jezail bullet on 27 July 1880. That injury ultimately leads a broke and broken Watson to return to London, where he is introduced to Sherlock Holmes.
This year's commemoration will be a potluck affair from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on 25 July 2024 (a Thursday) at the home of Privy Council member Laura Duncombe. Please bring at least one or more of the following: an entree; a side dish; a dessert; condiments; buns/plates/cutlery/cups. Please bring your own non-alcoholic beverage(s); alcohol is addressed below.
Nancy Laughrey will bring sliced ham and/or turkey and Brian Wilson will grill bratwurst and hamburgers, along with any other foods you bring (meats, vegetables, whatever). Please email Nancy at [email protected] with your choice(s) so she can keep track and prevent a repeat of the Infamous Night of the Thousand Taboulis.
If you want alcohol (who doesn't?!?!), please coordinate with Dean Clark at [email protected] since he is chair of the libations committee, an essential component of any Sherlockian group. He will buy some adult beverages but would like to know if anyone else is bringing anything and the specific types and amounts.
We need people to toast Watson, Murray the orderly (who drags Watson to safety), Bobbie the Fice, the Jezail bullet (for not killing Watson), Holmes and any others. Please let Brian Wilson ([email protected]) know whom you will toast.
Please wear something from the Victorian Era or from the Raj period on the Indian sub-continent, such as khakis and/or pith helmets.
This year's commemoration will be a potluck affair from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on 25 July 2024 (a Thursday) at the home of Privy Council member Laura Duncombe. Please bring at least one or more of the following: an entree; a side dish; a dessert; condiments; buns/plates/cutlery/cups. Please bring your own non-alcoholic beverage(s); alcohol is addressed below.
Nancy Laughrey will bring sliced ham and/or turkey and Brian Wilson will grill bratwurst and hamburgers, along with any other foods you bring (meats, vegetables, whatever). Please email Nancy at [email protected] with your choice(s) so she can keep track and prevent a repeat of the Infamous Night of the Thousand Taboulis.
If you want alcohol (who doesn't?!?!), please coordinate with Dean Clark at [email protected] since he is chair of the libations committee, an essential component of any Sherlockian group. He will buy some adult beverages but would like to know if anyone else is bringing anything and the specific types and amounts.
We need people to toast Watson, Murray the orderly (who drags Watson to safety), Bobbie the Fice, the Jezail bullet (for not killing Watson), Holmes and any others. Please let Brian Wilson ([email protected]) know whom you will toast.
Please wear something from the Victorian Era or from the Raj period on the Indian sub-continent, such as khakis and/or pith helmets.