<div>In this episode we talk to Rick Smith from the Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association to discover how they have preserved the crater and we also look at what happened at Beaumont Hamel in July and November 1916. How did they tunnel beneath the German lines? What went wrong? Why did they blow the mine 10 minutes before Zero Hour? We discuss these issues and much more.</div>

In this episode we talk to Rick Smith from the Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association to discover how they have preserved the crater and we also look at what happened at Beaumont Hamel in July and November 1916. How did they tunnel beneath the German lines? What went wrong? Why did they blow the mine 10 minutes before Zero Hour? We discuss these issues and much more.

20: The Hawthorn Crater with Rick Smith

Podcast telling the unheard stories of men who served on the Western Front during World War 1. Listen to the stories of soldiers told by Terry Whenham, battlefield guide and researcher. I have been researching these stories for over 20 years and can now share incredible experiences of ordinary men and women. Who were these soldiers? How did they die? What is their legacy? How do we remember them?

Share 20: The Hawthorn Crater with Rick Smith

Sign up to save your podcasts

20: The Hawthorn Crater with Rick Smith

20: The Hawthorn Crater with Rick Smith

More shows like Tales from the Battlefields

History Extra podcast

History Of The Great War

The WW2 Podcast

Dan Snow's History Hit

Mentioned in Dispatches

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

The Old Front Line

History of the Second World War

The Ancients

Footsteps of the fallen

The Rest Is History

Battleground

Empire

WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front! | A Battle Guide Production

WW2: Both Sides of The Wire | A Battle Guide Production