<div>In this episode we visit the Arras battlefield and discover the story of a cavalry attack in April 1917. We learn how the Northampton Yeomanry raced across open ground into a storm of artillery and machine gun fire. We tell the story through the eyes of the men who were there. We tell the story of Trooper Charles Law, and discover how his horse was killed but saved his life, and how Charles tried to save the life of a gassed German soldier, by offering him his gas mask. We walk the battlefield with Charles’ Grandsons, and hear what the tour meant to them. We also discuss another soldier who has been discovered and properly buried on the Ypres battlefield, over 100 years after his death. What is his story?</div>

In this episode we visit the Arras battlefield and discover the story of a cavalry attack in April 1917. We learn how the Northampton Yeomanry raced across open ground into a storm of artillery and machine gun fire. We tell the story through the eyes of the men who were there. We tell the story of Trooper Charles Law, and discover how his horse was killed but saved his life, and how Charles tried to save the life of a gassed German soldier, by offering him his gas mask. We walk the battlefield with Charles’ Grandsons, and hear what the tour meant to them. We also discuss another soldier who has been discovered and properly buried on the Ypres battlefield, over 100 years after his death. What is his story?

193: A War Horse Story – Monchy Le Preux – April 1917

<div>In this episode Battlefield Archaeologist <a href="https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/eQfhCpZLpCYGwMFDh2WsGska3?domain=facebook.com">Simon Verdegem</a> talks about how he discovered the remains of Captain Henry Walker on the Ypres battlefield, 101 years after his death. How did he find him? How was he identified? What did the discovery mean to Simon and Walker’s relatives? We also discuss lots of other World War 1 battlefield issues and the role that archaeology plays in our understanding of the Western Front.</div>

In this episode Battlefield Archaeologist Simon Verdegem talks about how he discovered the remains of Captain Henry Walker on the Ypres battlefield, 101 years after his death. How did he find him? How was he identified? What did the discovery mean to Simon and Walker’s relatives? We also discuss lots of other World War 1 battlefield issues and the role that archaeology plays in our understanding of the Western Front.

In this episode Battlefield Archaeologist <a href="https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/eQfhCpZLpCYGwMFDh2WsGska3?domain=facebook.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Verdegem</a> talks about how he discovered the remains of Captain Henry Walker on the Ypres battlefield, 101 years after his death. How did he find him? How was he identified? What did the discovery mean to Simon and Walker’s relatives? We also discuss lots of other World War 1 battlefield issues and the role that archaeology plays in our understanding of the Western Front.

191: Beneath Flanders Fields with Simon Verdegem

<div>In this episode we travel to Ypres and visit some of the mine craters on the Messines Ridge. What did we discover? We find out through my eyes and the eyes of the soldiers who were there in June 1917. We then visit Talbot House in Poperinge and discover news about a new research project that is being undertaken to discover the stories of the boys who visited the house. We listen to some of their stories and discover what happened to them on the battlefield. We also discover the original copies of the “Wipers Times” in the House archives, and listen to part of the stage play that was performed in Ypres on the eve of the Centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele.</div>

In this episode we travel to Ypres and visit some of the mine craters on the Messines Ridge. What did we discover? We find out through my eyes and the eyes of the soldiers who were there in June 1917. We then visit Talbot House in Poperinge and discover news about a new research project that is being undertaken to discover the stories of the boys who visited the house. We listen to some of their stories and discover what happened to them on the battlefield. We also discover the original copies of the “Wipers Times” in the House archives, and listen to part of the stage play that was performed in Ypres on the eve of the Centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele.

190: A Tour of the Ypres Salient: Messines Crater, Talbot House and the Wipers Times

<div>In this week's episode, I chat to Richard Dunning MBE, the owner of the Lochnager Crater on the 1916 Somme battlefield. Richard bought the Crater in 1978,and in this hour long special he explains why he bought the Crater, and also the stories of the veterans that he met and accompanied to the Somme over the many years.</div>

In this week's episode, I chat to Richard Dunning MBE, the owner of the Lochnager Crater on the 1916 Somme battlefield. Richard bought the Crater in 1978,and in this hour long special he explains why he bought the Crater, and also the stories of the veterans that he met and accompanied to the Somme over the many years.

5: Richard Dunning - the man who bought a Crater

<div>In this week's podcast we tell the stories of 2 young soldiers who fell in the German Spring Offensive in March 1918, and how I guided the family of one of them on an emotional pilgrimage exactly 100 years later. The podcast also reports on my trip to Ypres and the Somme this week </div>

In this week's podcast we tell the stories of 2 young soldiers who fell in the German Spring Offensive in March 1918, and how I guided the family of one of them on an emotional pilgrimage exactly 100 years later. The podcast also reports on my trip to Ypres and the Somme this week

In this week's podcast we tell the stories of 2 young soldiers who fell in the German Spring Offensive in March 1918, and how I guided the family of one of them on an emotional pilgrimage exactly 100 years later. The podcast also reports on my trip to Ypres and the Somme this week&nbsp;

4: German Spring Offensive - March 1918

<div>107 years ago this week the Battle of Neuve Chapelle took place. In this episode, we look at the battle through the eyes of the men who were there, using unpublished accounts.</div>

107 years ago this week the Battle of Neuve Chapelle took place. In this episode, we look at the battle through the eyes of the men who were there, using unpublished accounts.

3: The Battle of Neuve Chapelle Through the Eyes of the Soldiers

<div>In this week's episode, we look at the incredible stories of several brothers who served during the Great War. What happened to them? Did they come home? How did their parents cope? And how did one of them get killed fighting in a battle that took place 18 months after the Armistice?</div>

In this week's episode, we look at the incredible stories of several brothers who served during the Great War. What happened to them? Did they come home? How did their parents cope? And how did one of them get killed fighting in a battle that took place 18 months after the Armistice?

2: Brothers in Arms

<div>In this first episode of the podcast, we look at how I became a battlefield guide and the incredible stories of my Grandfather and Great Uncle, who provided the inspiration for my interest in the Great War.</div>

In this first episode of the podcast, we look at how I became a battlefield guide and the incredible stories of my Grandfather and Great Uncle, who provided the inspiration for my interest in the Great War.

1: A tale of 2 brothers

<div>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?</div>

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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?

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