Tales from the Battlefields

115: Christmas 1914


Listen Later

In this special episode we look at Christmas 1914 from a different perspective. We look at the individual stories of several men who died on Christmas Day. William Pentelow took part in the Truce and exchanged personal details with a German. But what happened to him just after Christmas? And Harold Watts who was killed by the only bullet fired in his area on Christmas Day? And we hear the voice of a veteran who was there.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Tales from the BattlefieldsBy Terry Whenham

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

15 ratings


More shows like Tales from the Battlefields

View all
HistoryExtra podcast by Immediate

HistoryExtra podcast

3,238 Listeners

The WW2 Podcast by Angus Wallace

The WW2 Podcast

1,250 Listeners

Dan Snow's History Hit by History Hit

Dan Snow's History Hit

4,819 Listeners

Battles of the First World War Podcast by Mike Cunha

Battles of the First World War Podcast

673 Listeners

Mentioned in Dispatches by Dr Tom Thorpe

Mentioned in Dispatches

10 Listeners

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk by Goalhanger

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

1,419 Listeners

Pete & Gary's Military History by Peter Hart

Pete & Gary's Military History

85 Listeners

The Old Front Line by Paul Reed

The Old Front Line

185 Listeners

Footsteps of the fallen by Matt Dixon

Footsteps of the fallen

35 Listeners

Short History Of... by NOISER

Short History Of...

2,859 Listeners

Battleground by Goalhanger

Battleground

340 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics: Leading by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics: Leading

777 Listeners

WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front! by Dan Hill and Dr. Spencer Jones

WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front!

138 Listeners

WW2: Both Sides of The Wire by Prof. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander

WW2: Both Sides of The Wire

94 Listeners

The Rest Is Classified by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Classified

1,104 Listeners