It’s only a simple bench in the beautiful rolling hills and woods of the Chilterns north of London, but it reminds us of the terrible human cost of the fighting... read more →
Julian Cornelius Brook was an aspiring young lawyer from the north Island of New Zealand, but now lies buried in the Adanac Military Cemetery near the edge of the 1916... read more →
If you read The Times, you’ll know the newspaper is carrying a report on the War every day from their coverage on that day a hundred years ago. On August... read more →
By Robert Perry Few visitors to the Somme see the cruel beauty of the battlefields in quite the same way as Robert Perry – one of the stalwarts of the... read more →
They’re a much-loved symbol of remembrance, and it’s difficult to imagine the annual July 1st anniversary at Lochnagar Crater without them. But for years, the Crater was bare – until... read more →
This dramatic image is inspired by a sequence in a film about the Battle of the Somme made in 1927. It’s recreated by the Production Editor of Lochnagar Crater Today,... read more →
Pause as you view the Crater from the wooden walkway. Beneath your feet, you'll find small plaques bearing names. Each name was a husband, son, brother, father or uncle, or... read more →
Many people associate the First World War with poetry, and Lochnagar Crater Today is no exception. In this, our first edition, we publish a poem called Looking Back, written by... read more →
Recognise it? It’s Lochnagar Crater as you’ve never seen it before – a model in an animated movie made by young people to mark the centenary of the Battle of... read more →
One of the rewards of battlefield research is how it’s relatively common to stumble on a piece of information, often in the most unlikely of places, which leads to a... read more →
