Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Somme 1916: Nab Valley
For our 200th Episode we return to the Somme battlefields where the podcast began in 2020 and walk the ground from Crucifix Corner, along the edge of Authuille Wood to Nab Valley, a terrible killing ground on 1st July 1916, ending at the Lonsdale Cemetery.
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moving story; was there and following the same route with your book in my hands in 2019; thank You
greetings Ton Grollé
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Thanks, Ton.
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Thanks again Paul. I’ve been to Lonsdale Cemetery and the Leipzig Salient many tlmes, but I’ve always wanted to walk the ground around the Nab but wasn’t sure how accessible it was. Thanks to another fantastic podcast I now can.
Yours Mike
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Hope you enjoy that walk, Mike!
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Congratulations Paul on your 200th podcast episode, what an amazing achievement. The Old Front Line in my opinion is the best on the market and I still look forward to every new episode. The knowledge, information and stories you give to us are priceless. Thank you and keep up the great work, John.
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Thank you, John – that’s very kind! I really appreciate your comments.
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Completely agree, the Gold Standard!
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Thanks, Stephen!
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An excellent podcast Paul and to borrow another quote from the 1976 documentary, “a record of a massacre”.
I passed Crucifix Corner on my own self guided walk last year (from Sheffield Memorial Park back to Albert), accompanied of course with your book!
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Thanks again, Stephen!
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What a coincidence! I walked from Thiepval to Nab Valley and the Lonsdale Cemetery to the Thiepval Memorial on 29.7.24. It was great to listen to your podcast and learn about the history of the places I saw. There is an bigger wooden cross at Nab Valley now.
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Thanks, and glad you had a good walk!
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Excellent walk and talk well done on 200 episodes and the anorak that I am I have a spreadsheet index for all 200 if you want to contact me to get a copy for others!
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Superb as usual, brought back a lot of memories as we stayed in Aveluy on our first visit to the Somme. Went to the crucifix but unfortunately did not do the walk.
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