by ColinAuthor | Aug 15, 2018 | 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment, 231 Brigade, 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment, Cpl J Chapman, Normandy Trips, Pte D Lawrence, Pte JBI Bird, Pte S Brunt, Pte Thomas Blunt
Day 4 – Sunday 3rd June Tilly sur Seulles Salon du Livre We tried to be up early for breakfast. Aiming to be at the “Tilly Book Fair” run at the museum by our friend Stéphane Jacquet from the start. Unfortunately, Glyn had not re-set his alarm to French...
by ColinAuthor | Aug 15, 2018 | Normandy Trips
Day 3 – Saturday 2nd June Off on the Chunnel As usual, we crossed via the “Chunnel” (or Channel Tunnel to give it it’s proper name). For us, this this is a quick way of getting over to mainland Europe. Our B&B didn’t provide breakfast! So,...
by ColinAuthor | Aug 15, 2018 | Normandy Trips
Today would be more about beer than WW2 – with two brewery taps and several micropubs. Although we would manage an RAF museum along the way. Locomotive on the M25 Yes, you read that correctly! Leaving Aylesbury following a fulfilling breakfast, we headed towards...
by ColinAuthor | Jun 30, 2017 | Normandy Trips
Day 10 – Thursday 8th June Paying our respects at Hottot les Bagues We had a couple of things planned for our final day in Normandy; needless to say they didn’t go as anticipated! We were a little later leaving in the morning than we had planned. So, ...
by ColinAuthor | Jun 30, 2017 | 1st Lt FT Gillespie, Flt Lt John W Harder, M/Sgt Morris Sheppard, Major Ray Elledge Jnr, Normandy Trips, Pvt Gerald Willen
Day 9 – Wednesday 7th June A walk around Estry This morning we spent time looking around the village of Estry. Taking photographs of the locations of damaged and destroyed Churchill tanks following the battle to liberate the village. Colin needed these in...
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