Category Archives: Battlefield tours
Christmas Day casualties
Earlier this year I accompanied a school group on their trip to Ypres, led by Steve Garnett of Gesta. The first stop on the salient was Essex Farm Cemetery, where John McCrae wrote his famous poem ‘In Flanders Fields’. After … Continue reading
Posted in 1916, Battlefield tours, Research, WW1, Ypres
Tagged 17th KRRC, 1916, Christmas Day casualties, Essex Farm, KRRC
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Armistice Day in Ypres
Last November I travelled to Belgium with Leger Holidays on their ‘Armistice Day in Ypres’ tour. The reason for this was primarily to visit Tyne Cot for the first time, where my Great Great Uncle, William MacDuff, is commemorated. However … Continue reading
Australia on the Western Front
What better way to kick off my blog than to talk about my recent visit to the Somme. Last time I went there I had the luxury of five days spent on the battlefields, walking the ground the troops attacked … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield tours, WW1
Tagged ANZAC, Australia, Battlefront Exploration, CWGC, Fromelles, Somme, WW1
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