In our latest episode we visit a group of cemeteries that were attached to the Casualty Clearing Stations and discover the stories of some of the men and women who lie buried within them.

Our journey begins at Dozinghem, Bandaghem, and Mendinghem cemeteries in Belgium, where we hear the personal recollections of an American surgeon, and meet a VC winner who was a Lt. Col aged only in his mid-twenties.  We hear the remarkable story behind the award of what is possibly the world's rarest gallantry award, and hear the sad story of the death of the son of one of England's finest surgeons.

At Lijssenthoek, we hear about an act of subterfuge that led to an illegal burial, and discovers the terrible reality behind the bland phrase "died of wounds".  Our journey concludes at Godeswaersvelde Cemetery where we talk about the unusual grave of a New Zealand nurse and reflect on the sometimes difficult relationship between civilians and the military, which culminated in a terrifying encounter between a British officer and knife-wielding French woman. 

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In today's podcast, we visit the battlefields of Artois, the scene of so much fighting during the spring and summer of 1915.  It's a battlefield region that provides so much for the battlefield tourist in a very small place.  But, if you haven't visited the battlefields of Artois and only have one day in which to visit some of the key sites, where should you go and what should you see?

Beginning at the massive French memorial on the Notre Dame de Lorrette ridge, we head from south to north across the billiard table flat fields of Northern France, taking in the Double Crassiers of Loos, Dud Corner, and the Loos Memorial to the Missing, a sunken gem of a battlefield cemetery, the stunning memorials at Le Touret and Neuve Chappelle, before finishing at what is probably my favourite cemetery anywhere on the Western Front, Le Trou Aid Post at Fleurbaix.  

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Welcome to our latest podcast, which was recorded live on the streets of London.  In this episode, we travel around the capital to discover the stories behind six memorials, all of which have a connection to the Great War.

Some of them are very well known, some of them less so, but they each tell a story of this tumultuous period of social and military history.

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