by ColinAuthor | Nov 30, 2018 | Normandy Trips
Day 9 – Friday 8th June Back to the UK For a change, I’d got the timings right with regard to the Chunnel crossings, in that I gave us plenty of time to get there from our final night’s accommodation in France – the Rollus Brewery. In the past, even though...
by ColinAuthor | Nov 29, 2018 | Normandy Trips
Day 8 – Thursday 7th June Northwards into the sun A reasonably late start saw us on our slow way back home. Leaving the mist, drizzle & coolness that we’d experienced over the past few days behind us. For now it would be clear blue skies & very hot...
by ColinAuthor | Nov 28, 2018 | Normandy Trips
Day 7 – Wednesday 6th June An exhibition, a museum, a possible memorial and a ceremony. An early and foggy start The unhelpful weather continued as we said “à bientôt” to Mme Barratte for another year. We headed off for the opening of a new exhibition in...
by ColinAuthor | Nov 18, 2018 | Normandy Trips
Day 6 – Tuesday 5th June Annual Hill 112 Ceremony For many years, now, we’ve attended the small ceremony on Hill 112 to commemorate the veterans of both sides who fought & died in Operations EPSOM & JUPITER. The main commemoration is in July (on the...
by ColinAuthor | Nov 18, 2018 | 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment, 5th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, 6th Battalion Green Howards, 7th Battalion Green Howards, Pte AE Smith, Pte CA Wellings, Pte G Reid, Pte NHT Welch, Pte PD White
Day 5 – Monday 4th June This ended up being a long day with an equally long post! Following the war diaries to the capture sites of some of the men and returning to Noir Nuit. War diaries in detail So, after the extreme heat of the past two days, a later start saw us...
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