In the footsteps of Captain Sir Iain Colquhoun Bt DSO, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards
An ideal April weekend, Ypres devoid of coaches, with the grandson, granddaughter and great grandson of Sir Iain, retracing his steps...
In the footsteps of Captain Eric Frank Penn, 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards
A glorious trip to the Battlefield of Loos, walking in the footsteps of a Grenadier officer with his grandson, granddaughter and great...
Post Office Rifles on the Somme and at Loos
Blessed with the most glorious autumn weather and with 17 cousins and relations from the same stable, we spent 4 days following the...
LOOS 2015 Commemoration
It was a pleasure and a most moving experience to take a family to the grave and subsequently to the battlefield 100 years to the day...
Formal burial for Welsh Guard killed during First World War.
This is the way to do a Battlefield Tour! On the first day of the Welsh Guards tour to the Somme & Loos, we re- buried the remains of one...
Chelsea Football Club youth team, trip to Normandy
Together with Humphrey Walters, MD of ‘The Business of Winning’, we took the Chelsea FC youth teams to the Normandy beaches. The aim was...
Lochnagar Crater walkway plaque
To support the Friends of Lochnagar and the upkeep of the crater, I recently commisioned a plaque in memory of my Grandfather on one of...
Gareth Thomas
On a 5 day tour to the Western Front, my hastily formed choir gave a stirring rendition of ‘Jesu lover of my soul' at the Mametz Wood red...
