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We are a battlefield tour company specialising in Australian & New Zealand sites on the Western Front in France and Belgium, based in Arras.... more
FAQs about Sacred Ground Tours:How many episodes does Sacred Ground Tours have?The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.
January 14, 2020Gareth Hardware, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Arras in FranceGareth Hardware is the Deputy Director for France with the CWGC. He's speaking about the role of the Commission in commemorating the men and women of the Commonwealth who died in World War One and Two. He also gives an insight into the work the Commission does at its base in Arras and how the new Experience visitor centre there allows the public to see first hand the work staff do to maintain the cemeteries and memorials to their high standard...more22minPlay
November 08, 2019Professor Peter Doyle, Dig Hill 80 burials at Wytschaete Cemetery, BelgiumInterview with Professor Peter Doyle. Prof Doyle is a military historian who worked in the Dig Hill 80 archaeological excavation of a World War One battlefield in Belgium in 2018. The bodies of 110 soldiers were found. In October 13 unknown British soldiers were buried in a ceremony...more6minPlay
November 08, 2019Rosemary & Jim Blake at BelgiumThis is an interview with Rosemary and Jim Blake from New Zealand. They are talking about how both their fathers fought in and survived World War One. It's rare to find anyone whose parents fought in WW1....more28minPlay
November 08, 2019Jeffrey Van KesbelqueInterview with Jeffrey Vankesbeulque who operates an excavator in Belgium. His machine was destroyed recently when he hit an unexploded WW1 shell. He also talks about his passion for collecting World War One battlefield artefacts and doing re-enactments as an Australian soldier...more18minPlay
November 08, 2019Johan Vandewalle Brothers-In-Arms MemorialInterview with Belgian amateur archaeologist Johan Vanderwalle who is building a memorial to all the brothers killed in World War One. It was inspired by his discovery of the bodies of five Australian soldiers in 2006, including John "Jack" Hunter, from Nanango in Queensland, who was buried by his brother in 1917....more34minPlay
FAQs about Sacred Ground Tours:How many episodes does Sacred Ground Tours have?The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.