Walking the Somme: Hawthorn Ridge

Posted on April 22, 2020 by oldfrontline

In this episode we walk the battlefields of the Somme, taking a journey from Auchonvillers up onto the Hawthorn Ridge near Beaumont-Hamel, where the fighting raged on 1st July 1916, the First Day of the Somme. We learn about a young officer, Eric Heaton, and visit a small battlefield cemetery where comrades lay side by side: Hawthorn Ridge No 1.

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Category: Podcast EpisodeTags: Somme

4 Comments on “Walking the Somme: Hawthorn Ridge”

N Cherry
May 31, 2020

So moving……

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- oldfrontline
  May 31, 2020
  
  Thanks, Niall.
  
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Matth
March 28, 2021

Incredible story, thank you Paul

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- oldfrontline
  March 28, 2021
  
  Thanks!
  
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