barrieduncan Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 Thanks for getting me there Willy - not easy when none of the maps we had showed the air field that had been over the top of the road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrieduncan Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 Known Unto God - Unknown graves in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery Sights like this really put a lump in the throat. Came across one grave in here that I couldn't bring myself to even photograph - a young lad of 18 years old, the inscription at the bottom of the stone reading 'The Glory of Youth glowed in his veins - where is that Glory now?' The atmosphere of the cemeteries in early morning was so different from the full light of day - I found the cemeteries disturbingly peaceful places to visit, I could wander around them all day and not even not even notice the passing of the hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrieduncan Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 Another from Grove Town Felt a particular sadness about this particular cemetery - it's so far away from the popular places on the front (a few k's south of Meulte) that I doubt it ever gets any casual visitors at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle bill Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 great pics. I have never been to the Bullecourt museum but will now, thanks Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShirlD Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 This is no good at all - have seen all the photos and have to get there. Please don't shoot me down in flames, but is it possible to do any day trip from Putney to a Western front battlefield in a day I am in London for barely a month for the birth of a grandchild, and will be returning later in the year for a longer trip with husband, a visit to Tunisia and Gallipoli already in hand. Have never been to the Western Front. I could escape for a day couldn't I? Cheers Shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShirlD Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 Not there yet, this is a visit late May/june Shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 A few members of this expedition knew that my tour wasn't gonna end in the Somme but at Verdun ,where an original invitee who couldn't make the 1st few days(Callum)managed to eventually get his time served in country,so to speak. This is the A4 through the Argonne & later into the Meuse its self.A breathtaking place to see & it reminds me of Austria. Here is the 1st stop off point on a 3 day lighteneing tour of a place that would take you months to look round. Fort Vaux.One of the many forts in the north to west region of Verdun.I only wish that the rest of you could have been there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockney tone Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 Aussiechris,' Shirley. it would be a long day but its no problem to do it. Have undertaken the trip many times myself. Ideally you would need your own car to make the most of your time. If you need a suggested route let me know. 59165, any more photos of Verdun please? and a big public THANK YOU for your continued efforts at Anzin St Aubin on my behalf! Regards, Scottie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 Inside the fort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tafski Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 This is no good at all - have seen all the photos and have to get there. Please don't shoot me down in flames, but is it possible to do any day trip from Putney to a Western front battlefield in a day I am in London for barely a month for the birth of a grandchild, and will be returning later in the year for a longer trip with husband, a visit to Tunisia and Gallipoli already in hand. Have never been to the Western Front. I could escape for a day couldn't I? Cheers Shirley Hi shirley get up very early and get back very late am sure you will see at least one battlefield tafski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 These rooms to the left of the fort(from entrance)are for a pair of the much revered French 75mm guns,seen trained on fort Douamont. & as seen from the outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 View/rangefinder spot & view of the land as seen from defenders pov. As seen here,this spot of land saw some of the most hellish fighting/bombardments ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 This tunnel leads to where the Germans finally broke through,flamethrowers in this tight spot to tired soldiers already mad from thirst.One of the coldest spots on earth to walk through. & the memorial room,where the dead were kept(in quicklime) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 Some from outside. These from on top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garron Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 Dave glad you had a great time, Verdun looks lik an interesting place to visit, must do it sometime. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 This was the lid off a turret that got a hit from something huge.Look at the 2nd photo of the support to see how thick the steel was.Lid must weigh more than five tons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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59165 Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 OP with some hits taken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 Moat,seen from defenders pov.Even after several days of bombardment,I wouldn't fancy attacking across that. & to prove that nothing is shell proof,5 visible layers of concrete reinforced rsj's.This is just above the tunnel where the flamethrowers broke through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 French plaque outside the fort "In this ruined fort,250 men for 7 days(1st-7 june 1916)resisted furious German gas & flamethrower attacks while being tortured by thirst." & the youngest troop member with a German trench dagger found by him in the nearby woods. He got his T shirt Taf!Covered in chocky now after easter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulsten Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 Found in the plough soil off the sunken road, what is it & when ??? 2inches high approx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanA Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 Looks like a small bottle which would have contained a drug of some sort. The thin rubber memrane on top could be pierced by a hypodermic needle and some of the drug removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBI Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 Tafski.Your Dvd is ready for You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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