FranceHauts-de-FranceLilleLa MadeleineGare de Lille Europe50°38’23” N 3°4’33” E
July 3, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Landed in Paris yesterday (July 1) and travelled by train to Lille.
Huge journey but memorable! 👍
July 2 - had a great day out with Connor and Honey but felt a little seedy! Now I knowRead more
FranceHauts-de-FranceLilleLa MadeleineGare de Lille Europe50°38’23” N 3°4’32” E July 5, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Not a lot to share! Well, at least I've caught up with my sleep!
I have so much time to focus on my Chaplains Reflection for each of the services. It's amazing how much information we have availableRead more
FranceHauts-de-FranceLilleLa MadeleineGare de Lille Europe50°38’23” N 3°4’33” E July 10, 2022 in France ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Finally out of iso after 7 days in the hotel room! Goodness me, I think I overdid it a little for day one...18K steps, thanks Mitch! 🤣 we had a walk around Lille and a drive out to Poziers andRead more
FranceHauts-de-FranceLilleLa MadeleineGare de Lille Europe50°38’23” N 3°4’33” E
July 11, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
PTE Dudley Green was 25 years old when he was killed in battle and for over 106 years no one has known where he lay! He went from Dudley Green to missing in action, presumed killed. No earthly remainsRead more
FranceHauts-de-FranceLilleLa MadeleineGare de Lille Europe50°38’24” N 3°4’33” E
July 14, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
It sure has been a strange 2 weeks! Covid has taken a crazy toll on my system and I haven't been able to kick it properly! Vertigo! I've never had it before but it's the side effect that's beenRead more
BelgiumFlandersZonnebeke50°53’14” N 2°59’57” E
July 15, 2022 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
This was an event we were all looking forward to. The funeral of an Unknown Australian Soldier who was discovered 5 years ago when the local council were digging an irrigation ditch. His uniform tellsRead more
FranceHauts-de-FranceLilleLa MadeleineGare de Lille Europe50°38’24” N 3°4’34” E
July 16, 2022 in France ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
This morning we celebrated the rededication of two new headstones for SGT Edwin Lillie and LCPL Paddy O'Neil. Mates, who served together, we're killed in the same dugout and now eternally restRead more
FranceHauts-de-FranceFromelles50°37’5” N 2°50’9” E
July 18, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
We tried to prepare ourselves for tomorrow's 106th anniversary knowing it will be in the mid 40's! For now the Fromelle museum was a cool respite.
FranceHauts-de-FranceLilleLa MadeleineGare de Lille Europe50°38’24” N 3°4’33” E
July 19, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C
An amazing event of remembrance. The town locals turned up along with other visitors to the region and we all contemplated what must have been going through the minds of those men before they stormedRead more
Traveler The video is of a small flea market tucked away in a small courtyard I found down a back alley somewhere in Lille!
I hope it doesn't affect you too badly. [Cierwen Jones]