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...
by ColinAuthor | Jun 30, 2017 | 1st Lt FT Gillespie, M/Sgt Morris Sheppard, Major Ray Elledge Jnr, Normandy Trips, Pvt Gerald Willen
Day 8 – Tuesday 6th June A late start! We had a late start today. Partly as we’d decided on a leisurely lie-in, but more to do with the previous night’s socialising! Chasing Ray Elledge and other Americans (again!) Our plan for the day was to use the...
by ColinAuthor | Jun 30, 2017 | Normandy Trips
Day 7 – Monday June 5th On Hill 112 with Albert Figg Today saw us heading off to meet with Albert Figg again, this time on the top of Hill 112. It has become a tradition for there to be a small ceremony on the Hill on the 5th followed by an informal meal. This...
by ColinAuthor | Jun 29, 2017 | Normandy Trips
Day 6 – Sunday 4th June With the Green Howards After breakfast at a leisurely 8:30 in the morning we headed off to the village of Crépon. To attend a ceremony dedicated to the Green Howards, one of the Battalions that some of The Men in the Shed were from. We...
by ColinAuthor | Jun 27, 2017 | Normandy Trips
5 – Saturday 3rd June Lost errand boys Today would see us running errands for various people. We set off from Rouen, through some light rain, to meet up with Albert Figg. Our assigned mission was to pick up some of his books and take them to the museum at Saint...
by ColinAuthor | Jun 27, 2017 | 1st Lt FT Gillespie, M/Sgt Morris Sheppard, Major Ray Elledge Jnr, Normandy Trips, Pvt Gerald Willen
Day 4 – Friday 2nd June Mixing history An early start saw us arrive at the Eurotunnel terminal in time to catch a train prior to that on which we were scheduled. Arriving earlier in France than planned allowed us to spend an hour walking around Cap Gris-Nez....
by ColinAuthor | Jun 27, 2017 | Normandy Trips
Day 3 – Thursday 1st June Back to the Archives We returned to the National Archives to do further research, not only for ourselves but also for other people. After lunch we travelled down to Hythe for our last day in England. Unfortunately, this took us...
by ColinAuthor | Jun 27, 2017 | Normandy Trips
Day 2 – Wednesday 31st May At the National Archives An early start saw us arriving at the National Archives in time to get new Readers Cards and spend the day researching the war diaries of the Battalions of some of the Men as well as doing some additional...
by ColinAuthor | Jun 27, 2017 | Normandy Trips, Uncategorized
Day 1 – Tuesday 30th May Using the Good Beer Guide in non traditional ways We started this years trip by heading towards Aylesbury. On the way we used the CamRA Good Beer Guide to find a pub that was not in the guide! This was The Plough, at Haseley....
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