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Tales from the Battlefields

Tales from the Battlefields

By: Terry Whenham
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Summary
 Podcast telling the unheard stories of men who served on the Western Front during World War 1. Listen to the stories of soldiers told by Terry Whenham, battlefield guide and researcher. I have been researching these stories for over 20 years and can now share incredible experiences of ordinary men and women. Who were these soldiers? How did they die? What is their legacy? How do we remember them? World
Episodes
  • 195: A Halloween Horror at Ypres

    195: A Halloween Horror at Ypres
    Nov 9 2026
    In this week’s episode we return to Ypres and discover what happened to Private William Bowers on Halloween 1914, his battalion (1st Northamptonshire's) was part of the BEF trying to hold back the formidable German Army east of Ypres, close to the Menin Road. Their counter attack was successful. The Germans who weren't killed turned and fled....but William was missing in action. His wife Annie wrote several desperate letters to the War Office pleading for more information. But William remained “missing”. We discover the awfully sad impact his fate had on Annie.
    We also hear about some lads, from the same town, who met by accident on the battlefield and arranged to meet at home after the war…but did they? And we hear from Iain Forbes, who recently presented the Memorial Plaque and Service Medals for a Ypres victim to the Passchendaele Museum. What is his story?
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    55 mins
  • 194: One Day During the 100 Day Offensive – 23rd August 1918

    194: One Day During the 100 Day Offensive – 23rd August 1918
    Oct 28 2026
    In this episode we travel to the 1918 battlefield and discover how the Australians cleared St Martin’s Wood, between Amiens and Albert, in bitter hand to hand fighting. We follow their story through the eyes of the soldiers who were there, and learn about the incredible bravery of individual men, including Captain Harold Burke and Corporal John Payne. What is their story? And we find out how, during a lull in the fighting, the sound of a piano was heard. We visit the cemetery where many of the dead from this day are buried, and find the grave of another Australian who was awarded the Victoria Cross. We also look at this day from the German perspective.
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    44 mins
  • 193: A War Horse Story – Monchy Le Preux – April 1917

    193: A War Horse Story – Monchy Le Preux – April 1917
    Oct 23 2026
    In this episode we visit the Arras battlefield and discover the story of a cavalry attack in April 1917. We learn how the Northampton Yeomanry raced across open ground into a storm of artillery and machine gun fire. We tell the story through the eyes of the men who were there. We tell the story of Trooper Charles Law, and discover how his horse was killed but saved his life, and how Charles tried to save the life of a gassed German soldier, by offering him his gas mask. We walk the battlefield with Charles’ Grandsons, and hear what the tour meant to them. We also discuss another soldier who has been discovered and properly buried on the Ypres battlefield, over 100 years after his death. What is his story?
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    54 mins
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I'm really enjoying these podcasts. They inform about the First World War, with interesting stories about the men (mainly) who sacrificed their lives. No-one can be unmoved by the descriptions of the conditions on both sides of the battles. I especially like the episodes where Terry involves young people in exploring aspects of remembrance. Thank you.

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