EACH year the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Battle Research Section organises pilgrimages to the battle areas of the First World War. The tours are in August and September, covering France and Belgium.
This year we plan to visit the Somme battlefields, The Ypres Salient, Arras, Vimy Ridge and Loos battlefield areas, if requested.
The trips visit specific cemeteries or memorials on the battlefields when they are requested, and an experienced guide will accompany each trip to commentate on the various battles and historic events that occurred in the areas we visit. We can also assist people in tracing war graves.
The Battlefield Research Section was formed as a charitable hobby in 1990 by ex-servicemen who have many years of practical experience in conducting visits to the battlefield areas of France and Flanders.
We support a variety of ex-service charities and institutions; these trips are open to anyone who might be interested and we welcome all enquiries.
We are a not-for-profit organisation. For further information, write to me at the address below, enclosing a medium-sized self-addressed envelope, or phone 01977 734614.
John Battye, 32 Rhodes Street, Hightown, Castleford, West Yorkshire WF10 5LL.
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