Remembering 1st July 1916 : Hawthorn Ridge and Lochnagar Craters

29 July 2020

To mark the anniversary of the 1 day of the Battle of the Somme 1916 watch a short film from the Lochnagar Crater Foundation and a podcast from the Hawthorn Crater Association.

This special short film will be available to view at www.lochnagarcrater.org from 0728hrs (BST) on Wednesday July 1st. https://bit.ly/2Vn9DfN

This is a fascinating podcast 'Walking the Ridge' from the Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association. Photo by Nick Short featured in the WFA 2020 Calendar. 

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