Paul Woodadge Battlefield Tour – Normandy- Omaha Beach – Day One.
The battlefield season has started, and I am so looking forward to the next three weeks. I am joining a weeklong battlefield tour with Paul …
History
Ulster Tower, The Somme 16th February 2023
It is great to be back on the battlefield. Over the past few days I have been staying in Ypres, Wipers or Ieper, however you …
A tale of two Brothers at Arnhem
Having returned from Arnhem I felt I would like to add some more information of what I discovered while on the ground. The battlefield and …
Arnhem, 2022. 17th & 18th August
18th August 2022 Operation Plunder. After a day tracing the Canadians during Operation Veritable and the clearing of the Germans from the south bank of …
Arnhem, 2022. 17th August
For the next two days I was travelling with Edwin Popkin, a fantastic historian based near Eindhoven in the Netherlands. I have known Edwin for …
Arnhem, 2022. 13th August
So pleased to be back in the Arnhem area. Here for a couple of weeks so plenty of days to explore the Battlefields. The weather …
Ypres, 2022. 24th July
Today I set off for the Somme to record the resting place of three more ex-pupils of Durlston Court School. I also wanted to see …
Ypres, 2022. 23rd July
Back on the bike and a trip out of Ypres to The Bluff. Numerous cemeteries along the southeast edge of the Salient. The front line …
Ypres, 2022. 22nd July
I decided to visit some Cemeteries on my Bicycle and have listed some photographs of my journey. In the evening I laid a Wreath at …
Ypres, 2022. 21st July
Toc H. I travelled to Poperinghe which is approximately 7 miles from Ypres. During WWI Poperinghe had more traffic than Piccadilly Circus in London. This …