Walking Ypres: Kemmel Hill

In this episode we walk from the village of Locre (now Loker) to Kemmel Hill in Flanders. Along the way we discuss men who were Shot at Dawn, an Irish Nationalist MP Willie Redmond, life behind the lines and the importance of the high ground at Kemmel Hill and the often forgotten role of French troops here in 1918. Our Great War object is a frame containing a WW1 Memorial Plaque.

12 Comments on “Walking Ypres: Kemmel Hill”

Nigel Marshall
June 14, 2020

Another brilliant podcast, informative and respectful. Thanks for doing these.

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Alan Provan
June 14, 2020

No previous knowledge of this area at all. Thanks.

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- oldfrontline
  June 14, 2020
  
  Thanks, Alan.
  
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N Cherry
June 19, 2020

Great stories……many years since I’ve been there but remember the trip well as it was raining and I fell over! Great rescue of the Death penny……..And another great pod…..Keeping on podding!

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- oldfrontline
  June 19, 2020
  
  Thanks, Niall!
  
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Stephen Hunt
June 21, 2020

Another excellent podcast from Paul. I have been driven through the Kemmel area with Leger but never stopped there. It was good that Paul put the shot at dawn debate in its wider historical context. Looking at the photo of Frank Plumb in Great War lives, the plastic surgeon seems to have done a very good job.

Good also that Paul explained the change of place name spellings after the war. Recently I changed my Will to make a small bequest to the Last Post Association in “leper”. The solicitor sent the draft will back to me saying that it needed to be corrected to Ypres. Naturally I put her right!

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- oldfrontline
  June 21, 2020
  
  Thanks Stephen!
  
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Paul Briers
June 22, 2020

Thanks once again! Another brilliantly put together podcast where you can sit, listen, look and try, at least, to picture what these brave people went through.

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- oldfrontline
  June 22, 2020
  
  Thanks, Paul.
  
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Derek Huyton
June 24, 2020

My great uncle was part of the Salford Pals. Thought I’d read somewhere that they fought at Kemmel?
Another excellent podcast.
Keep them coming

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- oldfrontline
  June 24, 2020
  
  Indeed they did, the 19th Lancashire Fusiliers were there in April 1918.
  
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Derek Huyton
June 28, 2020

He was in 15th battalion. Sadly died of his wounds 17th April 1918, following a trench raid. Buried in Doullens Communal extension.

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