Arnhem - Return to the Cauldron: a great film from 1984 about veterans returning for the anniversary including an interview with Mjr-Gen Roy Urquhart. Watch here on #YouTube: youtu.be/-CGfnsGAqoU?si…

D Day for #4LANCS and its battlefield study Exercise MATAJUR LION . Looking at the actions of #ErwinRommel during and after the 12th Battle of the Isonzo in Oct 1917. #WW1 #InfantryAttacks #OpWAFFENTREUE Duke of Lancaster's Tom Isitt 🐝 Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) Look in, like ❤️ and repost.👍

Day 1, Stand 1 of the #4LANCS battlefield study #ExMATAJURLION 🦁 sees the study at the Redipuglia War Memorial discussing the realities of war and the sacrifice of the Italian Army during the 12 battles of the Isonzo Duke of Lancaster's #WW1 Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) Tom Isitt 🐝 Alan Sweeney

#ExMATAJURLION 🦁 Day 2 - first stand of the morning continuing the theme of the realities of war and ground orientation the #4LANCS battlefield study at the Italian Charnel House, Kobarid ahead of thewalkofpeace.com/map/ following in the footsteps of Rommel Duke of Lancaster's #WW1

Day 2 - sees the #4LANCS battlefield study #ExMATAJURLION 🦁 following on the heels of Erwin Rommel and the Royal Wittenberg Mountain Battalion and their assault over the Kolovrat Ridge to Hill 1114 in Oct 1917 …… the views from the top weren’t great ! 🙄⚡️⛈️. Duke of Lancaster's #WW1

Stand 2 Day 3 of #ExMATAJURLION sees the #4LANCS battlefield study above a very wet ⛈️Livek, examining the actions of Rommel following his attack on Mt Kuk. The group also discussed the morale of the Italians following their collapse on the Kolovrat Ridge . @WW1 Duke of Lancaster's

Day 4 of #ExMATAJURLION the 4LANCS battlefield study sees the group depart Slovenia for Italy 🇮🇹 and Cimolais where the group discuss Rommel’s attack west of the village before his advance to Longarone. Duke of Lancaster's Tom Isitt 🐝 Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) #WW1

Closing Day 4 of #ExMATAJURLION the #4LANCS battlefield study with an Act of Remembrance at Giavera British Cemetery, Montella . #LestWeForget #Manchesters #Border #WW1 Commonwealth War Graves Duke of Lancaster's

All ready for tomorrow’s historic recreation of the 1825 journey of Locomotion No1 from Shildon to Stockton. The culmination of over 2 years hard work. Guy Martin has been joining in the preparations! We are most grateful to Network and the ORR for sharing our vision.

Today it was my privilege to be present at the burial of Lt James Grant Allan, LCpl Gordon McPherson and 6 unidentified soldiers killed in 1915 at Loos. Superb work by the Commonwealth War Graves & the MOD War Detectives #archaeology #veterans #firstworldwar

Terry will be doing a free tour of the Beaumont Hamel area, Sunken lane, Hawthorn craters etc on Monday morning at 10am. Please feel free to join. Meeting at Sunken Lane. Please RT

Any idea what the cap badge is ? Circa 1950s I believe . Green Jacket ? Paul Reed Taff Royal Green Jackets

If I’d only got a hold of a copy of Spanner’s Descending for #ExARNHEMROSE 🌹 I would have answered my own question . #Rarebooks

Very pleased that the BBC will be specially re-showing my first ever TV programme ‘Forgotten Battlefield’ made in 2001 by John Hayes Fisher about the work of The Diggers at Ypres. BBC4 6th November at 19.30: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00…