There can’t be many World War One veterans who won a Military Medal for bravery, went on to become a Prime Minister, then to become an ‘Official Hero’, and to... read more →
‘The aftermath of an earthquake!’ Do the words express the reality before us as we move along the mile of road between Albert and La Boisselle! Hardly. The earth-shudder that... read more →
Most of the memorials you’ll see as you walk round Lochnagar Crater are for men who fought in the First World War. But we also remember that women took part... read more →
Looking back, it’s now very hard to untangle the hundreds of different trips to the Somme. The first one is easy to remember as is... read more →
Wenches in Trenches are a group of women, from all walks of life, who raise money for military charities by doing a sponsored walk each year, around September time, on... read more →
The eulogy for George Harwood by the Chairman of the Friends of Lochnagar. 9th october 2015 – Whitley Bay. George Harwood July 1st 2005 © 2015... read more →
25th Battalion northumberland Fusiliers (2nd Tyneside Irish) Killed in Action 1 July 1916, aged 29 John Foley was born... read more →
2nd Battalion Royal Scots. Shot at dawn 19 May 1918, aged 28. Robert William Sims... read more →
The eulogy delivered at the funeral of Les Disbrey by the Chairman of the Friends of Lochnagar. 7 July 2015 - Contalmaison Church. Les Disbrey laying... read more →
The two Lochnagars, one a mountain in Scotland, the other a Great War crater in France and now a Peace Memorial, are linked together by having the same name. [caption... read more →
