Hawthorn Ridge - Then and Now

As a founder member of the Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association, an association set up to rescue, protect and preserve this iconic site, we as a group, have done an amount of research surrounding this iconic site. This talk will give a history of the area from its early occupation, the plan and execution of the blowing of the mine on 1st July 1916 and its filming by Geoffrey Malins. We look at some of the participants involved on that famous (and infamous) day. The subsequent second blow in November and the successful capture of Beaumont Hamel. Studies that the HRCA have made since its inception add to the story. 

Members and non-members of The Western Front Association are equally welcome. Any new members are guaranteed a friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome from a group of like-minded enthusiasts.