Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Vimy Ridge In A Day
The capture of Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Corps in April 1917 was one of Canada’s iconic moments in the Great War. In another of our Battlefields In A Day series we look at the wider Vimy Ridge battlefield, seeing some lesser-known locations and getting an understanding of this important battle.
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Hi Paul, Firstly thank you for yet another fascinating podcast. You speculated about recording extant WW1 wooden grave markers and there is a site which is attempting this: http://thereturned.co.uk/ Best wishes, Steve
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Paul,
This is my favourite podcast yet! If this doesn’t motivate a new Canadian pilgrimage to the battle sites of the Great War and especially the Vimy Monument, then nothing will! I would like to also suggest that people visit Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery. The original resting place of Canada’s Unknown Soldier. I also visited the Petit-Vimy British Cemetery. A quiet hidden cemetery, that needs visitors too. Thanks again for bring back such vivid memories of my travels to this sacred area of the Old Front Line! ❤️🇨🇦
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Thanks, Burke!
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I forgot to give a huge endorsement to Norm Christie and his video work in For King and Empire. The video is very Canadian focused but worth a look for any traveller to the Old Front Line! ❤️🇨🇦
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Brilliant Paul. This was one of those episodes that I found very emotional. Great stuff!
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Thank you, Matt!
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Please note my new email address which is no longer pieceofcake. New email is robertoverlord44@gmail.com Thanks.
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Hi Robert – I’d you’ve signed up here on the website I can’t change it so you’ll need to register again.
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Thank you. Listening from Canada and will be visiting Vimy in August. A wonderful insite.
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Thank you, Jenny!
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My great uncle,was in the 42nd division,having joined up in Montreal,he was born in London,he was killed in Ypres in 1916,his name is on the Menin Gate.
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Thank you, Mark.
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Great stuff enough for a Leger walking tour round here!
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Indeed!
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Hi Paul
Thanks for an excellent podcast and another nod to the gunners. I agree that that attack of 1 March is worth a podcast of it’s own. I only became aware of it reading the book on Vimy by Jack Sheldon and Nigel Cave and Sheldon’s book on the German army at Vimy. I wasn’t aware of the Berton book and I’m glad to see that it is still in print.
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Thank you, Stephen.
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Another great episode. Thoroughly enjoyed this one. I purchased Pierre Berton’s book years (i.e. ages) ago and have read it twice so far. But never got around to make it to the area. Now that I also have Cheerful Sacrifice, it’s getting time (if my better half permits, of course :-D). Thanks Paul!
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Thank you, Ruud!
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