The next in our series of images is a rare view of the craters clearly showing the 2nd mine crater. As you can see, 3 years have passed since the craters were created.

Then & now. British fallen in the German wire in front of the sunken lane, Beaumont Hamel, 1st July 1916.

White City or what was left of it in 1984/5. Now it’s just a level ploughed field. Pictures on 35 mm print. Located near the sunken lane at Beaumont Hamel and close to where Malins filmed the mine exploding on Hawthorn Ridge. My pictures I took. A silent witness gone forever now.

Rare 1915/16 map showing German burials & cemeteries in and around Fricourt, Somme. The yellow box indicates the current Fricourt German Cemetery.

The restoration of Houston’s memorial has begun. Massive thank you to the Grosvenor estate Western Front Services especially Terry Berry for making a nine hour round trip to the Grosvenor Estate today. Groundwork due to be done February. Rededication 22 July 2025. Western Front Association

109 years ago this evening 6 Dec 1915 1st Cheshires raided Mametz West Craters Somme. 3 officers & 50 ORs bombed along trenches to the German support line capturing 1 prisoner & inflicted many casualties. 1 MC & 3 DCM were awarded. See Vol 2 zerohourzday.com

Zero Hour Z Day 1st July 1916

109 years ago this afternoon (29 Dec 1915) Res Inf Reg 110 raided 6th Northampton Reg at Fricourt capturing 13 prisoners. For the British it was a disaster many lessons were learnt amidst claims of cowardice, but the incident brought about an improvement to defensive procedures

In this episode we talk to Neal Russell about 2 disastrous trench raids on #Somme. Why did they carry out raids and how did the soldiers feel about them? And why was a German raid on British trenches at Fricourt such a disaster for the 6th Northampton’s? podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tal…

At the risk of banging the same old drum, this is simply not good enough Commonwealth War Graves. Rather than tell me to mind my own business peter hudson, can you and DG CWGC acknowledge that your revised cemetery maintenance is simply not working?

Commonwealth War Graves RUSI Do you ever consider that you've completely lost the plot? Proudly hosting events while your cemeteries continue deteriorating? Stark evidence from a day on the Somme earlier this month - Couin, Auchonvillers, Serre Road No 2 & Puchevillers.

Rarely use this platform nowadays but it's a good way to highlight the continuing deterioration of CWGC cemeteries and memorials. I know I am not alone in pointing this out.

View my short YouTube film on the incredible bravery of Major Anders Lassen VC MC & two Bars, the only SAS/SBS man ever to be awarded the Victoria Cross WATCH FULL FILM⤵️ 📽️youtu.be/DWoHyOHROiQ

1/4 April 9 1945. Anders Lassen, V.C, was killed this day at Lake Comacchio, and three other members of the SBS also lost their lives: Stan Hughes, MM. Edward Roberts Fred Crouch. Fred, pictured far left, was a SBS Original from 1943 & a Metropolitan policeman before the war.

Major Anders Lassen, VC, MC & Two Bars killed #OTD 9 April 1945 - 24 year old Danish national, Lassen was a legend within the SBS leading raiding parties on enemy occupied ships and positions #WW2 #sas #WWII #SBS #History #OnThisDay

Serre Road No2 this afternoon.

Remembering Pte Doreen Greenhow ATS (centre front row) my Nana

Western Front Services Limited with permission of the Mayor of Bazentin have completed the move of the 82nd Field Company Royal Engineers “Nine Brave Men” memorial to its new safer location a few meters back. The original memorial has been fully restored. (cont...1/3)

If anybody is in the area for what promises to be a fantastic evening with talks from HRCA, Jonathan Porter Zero Hour Z Day 1st July 1916 & Rocky from the Ulster Tower, please contact us or Neil Black for ticket information. Please RT

Remembering the men of all nations who fought & fell on this day