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 | 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 20, 2017 | Normandy Trips
Day 10 – Sunday 5th June Hill 112 with Albert Figg An awesome breakfast restored our good humour (as did my increasing fluency in French – this time unaided by Calvados & wine!). Mme Baratte explained that she sometimes enjoyed doing some silly & unusual...
by ColinAuthor | May 2, 2016 | Battlefield Tours, Major Ray Elledge Jnr
A surprise for Martha So our last day with Martha & Sam started off bright & early with a filling traditionally French breakfast. Leaving Tony & Jill enjoying the sunshine, we headed off to Barrie’s & the Shed. What Martha didn’t know was...
by ColinAuthor | Apr 22, 2016 | Battlefield Tours
Today saw us head up to Hill 112 near Everecy to meet up with an historian contact – Dominique Bidart . I had connected with him through Facebook. We also wanted to take a look at the new statue that’s been erected on the hill to commemorate the many...
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