Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Taylor Williams relative lieutenant ec cousins. Sherwood Forrester. Died morning of last German offensive, died from a gas attack. Bombardments destroyed his body. Has no known grave.
Beaumont-Hamel 4
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Alex Hawe relative. Fought with Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Died at the age of 26.
Beaumont-Hamel 3
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Wellington trench.
Beaumont-Hamel 2
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Danger Tree. Was a plum tree. Artillery ineffective here. Majority of casualties occurred here. 86% casualty rate. 801 men 68 available at roll call next morning. Front line became Wellington trenchЧитать далее
Beaumont-Hamel
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
G. Barbour, seaman with Newfoundland royal navy reserve. Died one day before the end of the war. (Alex Hawe).
Average life span of a messenger in WW1 was 6 days.
Thiepval Memorial
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Constructed between 1929 to 1932.
Nine Elms Cemetery
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Kelowna resident JH Eastwood. On Rutland Cenotaph.
Vimy Ridge 5
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Joined Sept. 1915. Trained in Vernon. Private with 2nd Battalion. Killed a year later Sept.9 1916 by a grenade. Fighting with 4 men from Nakusp. All died on same night. Made the front page of townЧитать далее
Vimy Ridge 4
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Vimy Ridge 3
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
The trenches. Observation trench. 2 metres deeper. Duck boards in wood lining the trenches keep feet dry.
Vimy Ridge 2
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Hill 145 is where the monument is now - highest point in area. 7km of trench line. Every Canadian soldier after went through vimy. Preparation was key to success. 40000 maps to soldiers, replicas,Читать далее
Vimy Ridge
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
La Chaudiere
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Alex Hawe relative.
Loos Memorial
10 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Ruari Burns' relative. Thomas Burns, trained for 3 years, a very patriotic towards the British Empire. Died on the first day of battle in the Somme in 1916. No known grave.
Arras
9 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
Hotel Moderne
9 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Vis en Artois Commonwealth Cemetery
9 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Alex Hawe relatives.
Reims Inside Pt. 2
9 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Reims Inside
9 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Reims
9 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Cathedral. 14th century was completed. Never finished as planned. Living symbol of avant of Jerusalem. WW1 nearly destroyed. 20 years to restore it. Continues to this day. 1223 1825 25 kings of FranceЧитать далее
Verdun
9 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Oussaire Pt. 2
9 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
Presentation by Aidan Bowler. Justin Banmen. Michael Hale.
Ft. De Vaux
9 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
A village that was completely destroyed.
Oussaire
9 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
Tranches de Bayonnettes
9 марта 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 3 °C