EPISODE · Jun 4, 2023 · 1H 4M
Le Touret - a journey through a cemetery
from Footsteps of the fallen · host Matt Dixon
Send us Fan MailStanding at the side of the main road from Bethune to Armentieres, the Le Touret Memorial commemorates over 13,400 men who died on this part of the battlefield between October 1914 and September 1915.In our latest podcast, we discover the stories of the men who are commemorated here including a Private who wasn't, the distant relative of the founder of Georgian England's most salubrious drinking den, discover a family connection to the Queen Mother's rocking horse, and hear about the Australian Government's very own Saving Private Ryan moment. Support the podcast:https://www.patreon.com/footstepsofthefallen https://www.buymeacoffee.com/footstepsblog
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