Absolutely shameful but also shameful the Imperial War (soon to be Woke) Museum kicking out over 200 Victoria Crosses representing the bravery of individual servicemen…

A great 2 day Anglia Tours school battlefield tour guiding alongside the lovely John, driven by the fab coach driver Neil of Turners Coachways Oathall Community College students were ‘simply the best’ 🎵 & set high standards for other school parties to follow. An absolute delight.

Bike all loaded & prepped for Motorrad Tours D Day trip. Looking forward to guiding 8 people on bikes around the beaches & sites of Normandy. I always remember the Vets I met over the years of guiding & will never forget their stories or their mates that lie in Commonwealth War Graves cemeteries

British Normandy Memorial My book on Stan Hollis VC - available at victoriacrossonline.co.uk/stan-hollis-vc…

Absolutely delighted to receive this yummy cookie from one of my Motorrad Tours motorcycle customer! Love the pic of me at 1 Charlie on Juno beach taken earlier this week. Cookie was absolutely delicious! 😋

On June 24, 1982, British Airways Flight 9 flew into darkness literally and figuratively. At 37,000 feet above the Indian Ocean, en route from London to Auckland, the Boeing 747 unknowingly entered a massive cloud of volcanic ash from Indonesia’s Mount Galunggung. Moments later,

History isn’t always glamorous or exciting. Often normal and then sad. Today we visited Vignacourt. A small Somme village near Amiens. A war wedding, love, families and shortly tragedy. I made the effort to find his grave in the village communal cemetery.

A fabulous 3 days spent guiding alongside Anglia Tours guide Tim Lynch. Ypres & the Somme with 64 students from Witney. Hot & sunny + attentive students = giving them the opportunity to eat ice cream in Ypres!

At Glastonbury yesterday, a band called for “inshallah, from the river to the sea.” The crowd cheered. When I hear that phrase chanted with joy, I feel fear and - whoever you are - so should you. Most people don’t understand what it means. But it’s been used for decades by

.Commonwealth War Graves Ovillers Military Cemetery. 18 year old Clem Cunnington was one of the first burials here. He had crossed the vast expanse between the front lines in Mash Valley. His body was recovered from the German lines by his friends .

A very hot 2 day Anglia Tours battlefield school tour from Swindon ending at Thiepval Memorial on 1st July. Great pupils learnt of my Gt Uncle Arthur Whitrod Kia Ovillers & saw his name on Thiepval. The future of remembrance is safe in their hands .

French police FINALLY start slashing migrant boats - thwarting illegals from crossing the Channel. Simple, cost-free and effective. Why wasn't this done in 2018 when the invasion began?

Fine; Heathrow is only 14 miles up the road; toodle pip👋

Always remember…