Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: Bonus Episode
Bonus Episode: A Roll of Honour
For our final Bonus Episode before Season 10 begins in September, we look at a rare Roll of Honour for the Gravesend and Dartford area of Kent, and discuss the whole history of these Rolls of Honour and then look through this example seeing what it… Continue Reading “Bonus Episode: A Roll of Honour”
Bonus Episode: Mapping The Old Front Line
How do you find the hidden story of the First World War landscape? In this special bonus episode of The Old Front Line, we explore the fascinating world of WW1 trench maps and discover how they can transform your understanding of the Western Front and beyond. We… Continue Reading “Bonus Episode: Mapping The Old Front Line”
Bonus Episode: The Menin Gate at Night
In our third and final Bonus Episode that brings Season 8 to a close, we have a live recording from the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, recorded while out leading a battlefield tour a few weeks ago. We reflect on the subjects we have… Continue Reading “Bonus Episode: The Menin Gate at Night”
Bonus Episode: A Siege Battery Gunner
In this second Bonus Episode to end Season 8 of the podcast we look at the subject of Great War veterans and in particular Malcolm Vyvyan who served as a Siege Battery officer in the Royal Garrison Artillery on the Somme, Arras and Flanders,… Continue Reading “Bonus Episode: A Siege Battery Gunner”
Bonus Episode: A Divisional Memorial
In the first of three Bonus Episodes of the podcast to end Season 8, we travel to Fricourt on the Somme and examine the journey to unveil a memorial to the 17th (Northern) Division in the church there in July 1938, just over a… Continue Reading “Bonus Episode: A Divisional Memorial”
