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Winter sun on Ovillers Military Cemetery on the Somme. The village of La Boisselle can be seen in the distance. The grou...
22/12/2022

Winter sun on Ovillers Military Cemetery on the Somme. The village of La Boisselle can be seen in the distance. The ground in between is Mash Valley. The 34th and 8th Divisions lost heavily in an unsuccessful attack up this valley on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Looking at Fricourt from just behind the British lines of 1 July 1916. Fricourt New Military Cemetery is in the foregrou...
14/11/2022

Looking at Fricourt from just behind the British lines of 1 July 1916. Fricourt New Military Cemetery is in the foreground and cattle are grazing on the craters of the Triple Tambour Mines to the right. The craters are on the site of the German front line. The 10th West Yorks attacked across this ground on 1 July 1916, suffering the greatest number of casualties of any battalion on the day. Mametz can be seen in the distance.

The broad gravel track is a recent creation. The cemetery was in the middle of fields. A similar track now also runs past the two Point 110 cemeteries, which are on the high ground to the right. The cemeteries are now more accessible, but there is no doubt that the tracks have affected the atmosphere previously created by their remoteness.

Looking across the Ancre Valley from Hamel. The Ancre Valley British Cemetery lies in the valley bottom. St Pierre Divio...
03/11/2022

Looking across the Ancre Valley from Hamel. The Ancre Valley British Cemetery lies in the valley bottom. St Pierre Divion church is clearly visible on the other side. German machines guns sited here were able to pour enfilading fire across the valley. A track from the church leads to the site of the Schwaben Redoubt on the higher ground in the distance.
The 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers and 12th Royal Irish Rifles lost heavily on 1 July 1916 attacking in vain across the area in the foreground.

Some other photos from our August Somme recce. We sat on the wall of Point 110 Cemetery to eat our lunchtime sandwich an...
21/10/2022

Some other photos from our August Somme recce. We sat on the wall of Point 110 Cemetery to eat our lunchtime sandwich and we were given our own air show. Two French air force planes practised dog fighting tactics right over our heads.

The roses in Becourt Cemetery looked wonderful when we were there in August this year.
15/10/2022

The roses in Becourt Cemetery looked wonderful when we were there in August this year.

A bright winter's evening over Guillemont Road Cemetery yesterday. The WW1 Prime Minister's son, Raymond Asquith, is bur...
25/02/2022

A bright winter's evening over Guillemont Road Cemetery yesterday. The WW1 Prime Minister's son, Raymond Asquith, is buried here. Longueval and Delville Wood are in the distance.

Aveluy Wood Cemetery this morning. Very atmospheric in the morning mist. The most recent entry in the visitors' book was...
23/02/2022

Aveluy Wood Cemetery this morning. Very atmospheric in the morning mist. The most recent entry in the visitors' book was November 2021. Spending a week on the Somme continuing research for our book.

We took our family medals to the local Remembrance Sunday service today. This is something we have not done before. Reme...
14/11/2021

We took our family medals to the local Remembrance Sunday service today. This is something we have not done before. Remembering:

Bombadier Walter Tyrrell RFA (Steve's grandad)

Craftsman Charles William Hollands REME (Susan's dad)

Some photos for 11 November. We had the privilege of taking people to Ypres for Armistice Day 2018. It was a powerful ex...
11/11/2021

Some photos for 11 November. We had the privilege of taking people to Ypres for Armistice Day 2018. It was a powerful experience to be in a town around which over 250,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers died in WW1 exactly 100 years to the minute since the guns went silent. I thought that people might appreciate seeing the photos on Armistice Day 2021.

When we were in Ypres last week, we walked around the ramparts to the Lille Gate and the Ramparts Cemetery. The lawn of ...
08/11/2021

When we were in Ypres last week, we walked around the ramparts to the Lille Gate and the Ramparts Cemetery. The lawn of the cemetery runs down to the water of the town moat. No matter how many times we go back, the sense of calm and tranquility never loses its force.

There was an interesting art installation on the Ramparts at Ypres this week. It was made up of barbed wire piquets and ...
06/11/2021

There was an interesting art installation on the Ramparts at Ypres this week. It was made up of barbed wire piquets and salvaged wooden sleepers that had once been part of the trench narrow gauge railway system. Each sleeper had a face carved on it. There was also the remains of a trench narrow gauge truck.

In addition to the installation, it was a wonderful autumn day to walk the ramparts.

In Ypres this week- the first time in two years. There is a lot of renovation taking place. It was great to be back and ...
04/11/2021

In Ypres this week- the first time in two years. There is a lot of renovation taking place. It was great to be back and it brought back memories of lots of fantastic tours.

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