Battle Honours Ltd

Name: Battle Honours Ltd
Address: Hill Farm Barn Ringshall, Stowmarket, IP142HZ, GB
Telephone: +441438989129
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01/07/2024

A very moving couple of days with Suffolk Branch The Western Front Association. Yesterday we studied the 1918 actions around Villers Bretonneux and Amiens, including Kim Smiths Grandad, whose war came to an end at Damery Wood, 15 August 1918 with the 52nd CEF, he survived his wound to have 11 children!

Then today, on the 108th Anniversary of the opening of the Battle of the Somme, we focused on relatives of the group, including the story of the 11th Suffolks (Cambridge City Battalion) for Roger and the loss of Archie Middleditch, a 19year old subaltern in the 2 Essex and relative of Martin who is buried in Serre No2 Commonwealth War Graves Commission a long but rewarding and emotional day.

29/06/2024

Battle Honours back on tour with Suffolk The Western Front Association Branch Tour to Picardy, on our way to Amiens we stopped at Flexicourt where CliveandAli Harris described the BEF Camouflage & Sandbag Factory before the IV Army Battle School comparing Siegfried Sassoons memories of his time there and the instructors alongside those of CSM Harry Betts DCM, MC, MM who as part of the 1/1 Cambridgeshire's, formed the permanent staff in late 1915

23/06/2024

Today we studied the Aisne, September 1914 on the The Western Front Association tour. Including a visit to Vailly to hear the story of RSM Norman Macwhinnie DCM, MC, MiD, Medalle Millitaire of the King's Own Scottish Borderers and Thoedore Wright VC who blew bridges at Mons and saved them on the Aisne.

We also visited Pont Arcy, followed the Guards through Soupir and ended at Vendresse where Stuart Davison is buried, this subaltern in the KRRC fell leadingd his men into battle, from a fascinating family, his Granfather once won the Deeds to the Sandringham estate from the Prince of Wales in a card game!.

We ended with Jack Sheldon and CliveandAli Harris describing the fight for Cerny Crossroads from both the German and British perspective

22/06/2024

Day One of the The Western Front Association tour to study September 1914 guided by Jack Sheldon and CliveandAli Harris we began studying the East Lancs actions at Saint Sauveur before heading to Nery and where David Hill had a fascinating medal group to the Queens Bays and Clive bought the pocket diary of F Nicholls, 'L' Battery RHA. After a through study of the 'affair at Nery 1 September 1914' he headed to lunch in Meaux and followed with a visit to French National WWI Museum. We ended the day at La Ferté-sous-Jouarre where Pulteneys III Corps crossed the Marne and the moving CWGC Memorial to the missing.

11/06/2024

The 2024 In and Out Club Wine & War tour to Gallipoli is well and truly underway.

We started yesterday in the Helles sector with personal visits to Lancashire Landing, the Helles Memorial and Twelve Tree Copse, we then ended the day at Suvla Winery.

Today we began with a boat trip and moving commemoration over the wreck of HMS Triumph for John Mcanally who's grandfather served aboard.

After lunch we visited Lone Pine where Mark Outhwaites Great Grandfather served with the 23rd AIF before ending the day at the excellent Bengodi Winery, a couple of very memorable days.

06/06/2024

A full day at Mons, including a special visit to St Aybert where the 1/Middlesex Regt made a successful defence on the Mons Conde Canal.

We also stopped to remember D-Day80 amd the men of the 'Big Red One' who liberated Mons after Normandy in late 1944.

05/06/2024

The remarkably tragic Dinant, scene of such horrific, sacrifice in August 1914. Somewhere everyone should visit to understand the opening moves of the Great War with Essex Branch The Western Front Association

04/06/2024

Our Essex WFA Branch battlefield tour got underway for 2024 to study the Battle of the Frontiers, excellent Hotel in Liege and a superb tour of the almost intact Fort Lantin with the help of Albert, also to Fort Chaudfontaine which suffered a very different fate 13 August 1914 when the powder magazine was hit.

At the nearby cemetery we heard Paul Weaver talk about his Grandfather who served in the Belgium Army during the battle, being wounded twice.

22/03/2024

Another proud moment for Battle Honours Ltd as we have been asked to partner with Top Travel Brand Tripsmiths in helping deliver quality historic content and travel packages for a variety of military history tours. The first 3 launched and are sold out already. Now 19 years after launch and we continue to achieve very fulfilling objectives since humble starts as step on guides with a coach company.😁😎

30/10/2023

Great way to bring a busy years touring to a close, being expertly guided around Normandy by my old mate Julian Whippy along with our Orasot Pals. A brilliant, fascinating weekend and a real highlight re-visiting the airfield (B2) where my Grandad spent June-Aug 1944.
Time for a few months in Blighty and start planning for 2024!

11/10/2023

A fantastic week in Flanders guiding with Proff Gary Sheffield, so much ground covered and to join up the coastal operations with events on land in 1917 & 1918 was quite special

09/10/2023

Great to be guiding alongside Gary Sheffield in Ypres with a group this week, studying leadership at all levels in Flanders

04/10/2023

Exercise Unified Scholar, the 2023 StratCom Integration Battlefield Study, today we looked at the use of airborne forces at Pegasus Bridge, engineer/armour/infantry co-operation at Gold Beach and the Logistical war with a compare and contrast of the US/British experience.

03/10/2023

After departing Verdun and the WFA Verdun tour, a transfer to Dieppe to meet Strat Command, HQ Northwood for their 2023 Battlefield Study. Today we have looked at various elements of the Bruneval and Dieppe Raids of 1942, specifically from a domain integration perspective and now have arrived in Bayeux for a few days to consider the Normandy Campaign in 1944

01/10/2023

Another full day on the Verdun Battlefields with Jack Sheldon & CliveandAli Harris for the The Western Front Association Autumn Tour, today we visited the Left Bank and Mort Homme. We then focussed on Fort Douaumont, Thiacourt, Vaux & the Andre Maginot Memorial before ending at the French Cemetery to remember, and reflect on the sacrifices of France

30/09/2023

Our Autumn The Western Front Association tour to Verdun is underway with CliveandAli Harris and Jack Sheldon leading the group, today included Bois des Caures, Beaumont, Fluery, Ouvrage Froideterre & the Voie Sacrèe

27/09/2023

The curtain draws on another wonderful tour for the National WWI Memorial & Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. We have been guiding for them to battlefields across the globe since 2011 now and they are always a highlight on our calendar.

Yesterday, we focussed East of Reims including Suippes, Blanc Mont & Fort Pompelle, a wonderful group meal with Mme Carole at the Restaurant Croquignole ended the tour, though she was assisted by two excellent front of house staff!!

Now to start planning their tour to Salonika in 2024

25/09/2023

Our Second Marne Tour for the National WWI Memorial & Museum continued with General Mangin's counter attacks and the turning of the tide on the Western Front.

23/09/2023

A fascinating day in the AEF sector with the National WWI Memorial Museum tour, starting with a tour of Belleau Wood following the 2nd Division, including USMC troops, we made a pilgrimage for a relative of Carl Musbach (Photo), 5th Marines.
We then spent the afternoon studying the 3rd Division units and the 'Rock of the Marne' July 1918 ending with a visit to Ouise Ainse ABMC where we remembered Jamed Everett who died 11 November 1918, a descendent of one of the group. We had the honour of participating in the TAPS service as the day ended before moving onto the wonderful city of Reims, our base for the next four nights

22/09/2023

Our annual tour for the National WWI Memorial & Museum, KC, Missouri started today with a study of the Chateau Thierry action of late June 1918, great working with Mike Sheil again and old friends from across the pond

26/06/2023

Heading back to Dunkirk after a wonderful few days away with the Western Front Association studying the battlefields around Arras, yesterday we focussed on the Henin-Cojeul, Monchy and Gavrelle, the latter to include the March 1918 defence of Towy Post by the Queens Westminster Rifles in the company of historian Steve Hammond, this morning a fairly comprehensive study of Bullecourt from the opening 'Buckshee Battle' 11 April 1917 through to late May when Brett Goodyear regailed us with the 2/6 Londons costly attack on Bovis Trench. Finally, the mayor invited us into see the Marie and moving painting gifted my the AWM Canberra in 1988 and Eric opened up the excellent Bullecourt Musee, based around the late Jean Letailles amazing collection. A memorable few days away..

24/06/2023

Fascinating day on the Arras battlefield with the WFA National Tour, this morning we followed the 12th Eastern Division centre punch of 9 April 1917, from Observatory Ridge to Battery Valley, the afternoon we studied the ground around Fampoux and the actions up to 12 April.

13/06/2023

Book talk roadshow tonight, so pleased to be able to talk about the OpTelic veterans at this fabulous museum. Casemate

03/06/2023

Coming to the end of a super week on tour in Italy following the Canadian Corps of WW2 with a group from Vancouver who first came with Battle Honours Ltd in 2017 for Vimy100

10/05/2023

Gallipoli tour 2023. Now in its 18th year. We continue to walk this hallowed ground with new groups every year. Always something new to see and discover. Including the evidence of the horror of war. Yesterday a large fragment of human bone near Quinns post as well as barbed wire Bullets and huge Naval Shell fragments.

23/03/2023

Coming to the end of a tour with Chelsea Pensioners including an SAS veteran of 1944 Italy who, aged 101, returned to see the old battlefields and remember fallen comrades. Such tours have taken us years to earn and now are ours to enjoy in delivering.

22/02/2023

Excellent day in Saumur, studying the 18 May 1940 action (125 anniversary of Waterloo) Battle between cadets from the nearby Cavalry School and the advancing Germans, we then visited the excellent Tank Museum with its huge collection of armoures vehicles through the ages before going back through the centuries to visit the stunning Fontevraud Abbey where Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Richard the Lionheart all rest. Oh, and there may have been some good food and great wine along the way!

21/02/2023

Today in Tours in preparation for our upcoming https://www.battle-honours.co.uk/Wine-and-war we followed the AEF logistical services who had thier HQ in the town and have a number of memorials located nearby. We then looked at the Roman City with its huge 1st Century Ampitheatre that was later fortified to deter Germanic hoardes and the Normans some 800 years later, absolutely fascinating history at every turn.

20/02/2023

Great first day on the ground for 2023 and a visit to St Sever CWGC where over 11,000 service men and women are commemorated, among them air ace William Lewis Wells, credited with shooting down 10 German aircraft, Father Theodore Bayley Hardy VC, DSO, MC, the wonderfully named Captain Horatias Cannan DSO, an artillery officer who sent 6 conkers home that grew into trees, a number of which survive. There are a considerable number of nurses including Gwynedd Violet Llewellyn and church army worker FB Leighton, a quite incredible location that covers the many components of the BEF during the Great War further details of an upcoming tour to Rouen can be found here https://battle-honours.co.uk/Wine-and-war

03/10/2022

Final day on this year's National Western Front Association tour with Jack Sheldon, and we studied the Zeebrugge Raid in context with the wider events of April 1918.

Jack told the story of Herman Kunne, himself killed in the raid on the mole, who German accounts report 'slaying a Wing Commander Brock with his Cutlass'. Brock himself is listed on the memorial to the missing just opposite Kunnes grave.

We also discussed the efforts of Bermondsey boy Ed Lankshear, RN Fleet Boxing Champion who was a Lewis Gunner on HMS Vindictive during the raid, his brother was shot down at Passchendaele flying with the RFC and Edwin would go into be an ARP Warden during the London Blitz.

The Zeebrugge Raid was undoubtedly one of the most fascinating chapters of the war, if heavily mythologised and used for propaganda purposes at a time we needed them most.

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Haida Pasha CWGC war Cemetery today, so stunningly beautiful with the Gallipoli Association

Walking Gallipoli today. The Rhododendron ridge descent certainly rates amongst the spectacular.

Join our walking Salonka tour this September led by Stephen Chambers and Alan Wakefield for an in depth study of this forgotten campaign. Wake to the spectacular views of Lake Dojran each morning within site of the CWGC memorial