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Mat McLachlan \\ Battlefield Historian

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Battlefield historian who shows you how to walk the ground that you've read about in the history books! Check out my tours, books, podcasts and documentaries.

Sydney, Australia

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Joined March 2009

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This year marks a very special milestone for Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours, as we celebrate escorting more than 20,000 passengers in the footsteps of the Anzacs, and I wanted to personally thank everyone who has joined us on a tour. When I ran my first tour in 2008, I was…

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106 years ago today. Lest we forget. #Somme

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A crafty pigeon has been helping itself to poppies placed on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Australian War Memorial and has built a nest in an alcove beneath a stained glass window. How touching this Remembrance weekend. #RemembranceDay

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A 30-foot crater has appeared in a German cornfield overnight after a #WW2 bomb spontaneously detonated. No one was injured in the blast.

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79 years ago today. Lest we Forget. #DDay

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The good people from Belgian bomb disposal are sharing these pics of the results when you pick up a century-old mustard gas shell. A timely warning! #wwi #ypres

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The thing we can never really fathom about #WW1 is the scale - the scale of people involved, the scale of death, even the scale of technology employed. This photo helps to bridge that gap - it shows a pile of empty shell cases from a single British bombardment of Hill 60 in 1916.

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Ahead of the Rugby World Cup, the All Blacks perform the haka at Longueval Cemetery in honour of fallen New Zealand soldiers from the First World War. (One of our leading historians, Pete Smith, had the honour of escorting them around the battlefields of the Somme.) #RWC2023

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The grave of Captain Noel Chavasse, VC & Bar, the only military headstone in the world inscribed with two Victoria Crosses. #wwi

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This shallow depression is the remains of a British frontline trench from the Battle of the Somme. On July 1st, 1916, the Accrington Pals advanced from this trench and were cut down in no man’s land. A very special place to visit on the Western Front. #wwi

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81 years ago today. Lest we forget. #ww2 #guadalcanal

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Just had one of those special moments on the battlefields. I escorted one of our passengers to the rough site where his great-uncle was killed during the Battle of Fromelles. As we stood there I looked down and saw this unfired projectile at our feet, which likely belonged to an…

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Grave robbery in #WWI : The grave of Canadian Captain William Durie in Toronto. Captain Durie was killed in France in December 1917 and initially buried in Loos British Cemetery. When his mother Anna was unsuccessful in lobbying for his body to be returned to Canada, she took…

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Just received the sad news that Patrick Simon, the mayor of Villers-Brettoneux, has died from Covid-19. M. Simon recently coordinated a large fundraising event in the town to assist with the Australian bushfires. He was a great friend to Australia, and will be missed. RIP.

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At Magdalen College at Oxford today I spotted this roll of honour from #WW2 . It included a couple of interesting US and Australian units. But I thought it was pretty magnanimous to also include an old boy who had been killed while serving in the Wehrmacht!

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The Battle of the Somme, then and now. Men of the Lancashire Fusiliers prepare to attack from the sunken lane at Beaumont-Hamel, July 1, 1916. Many of them would be dead soon after this footage was taken. Lest we forget. #wwi

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GIVEAWAY TIME! One lucky follower will receive a personally autographed copy of my books ‘Walking with the Anzacs’ and ‘Gallipoli: The Battlefield Guide’. Like, retweet and follow me on Twitter to go into the draw. Good luck! #giveaway #anzacs

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Looking deceptively like a country pond, the Caterpillar mine crater near Ypres was created when 70,000 pounds of explosives were detonated beneath German lines in the early hours of June 7, 1917. Today it is a peaceful site for quiet reflection. #ww1

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105 years ago today Frank Hurley took this photograph of dead and wounded Australians in a railway cutting at #Passchendale . This was one of the darkest days of the war for Anzac troops. Lest we forget. #wwi

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Was just reading about #Gettysburg and the casualties are staggering. At the start of the war the 14th Tennessee mustered 960 men. By the time of Gettysburg it was down to 365. After the first day only 60 were unwounded. After the battle only three men answered the roll call.

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French 6-pounder cannons captured at the Battle of #Waterloo , now on display at the Tower of London. Each gun has a unique name - the one in the foreground is ‘America’, reflecting France’s support for the US in the War of Independence. Is its presence here, in Britain’s most…

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In 1943 my great uncle was killed serving with Bomber Command. He left behind a young fiancée, who remarried, had a family and a long life. When she died, her family found my uncle’s RAAF wings in the frame behind her wedding photo. They also found this song she had written.

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This week 106 years ago, the Battle of the #Somme ground to a halt, after four months of brutal fighting and 1.2m casualties on both sides. Although the result of the battle was inconclusive, from this point on it was clear Germany could not win the war. #wwi

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The grave of Margaret Naylor in Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Dublin. She was a civilian who was shot during the Easter Rising on April 29, 1916. Her husband John was serving in France and was killed in a gas attack the same day. They had three children.

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So pleased to announce that the next generation of history nerd has officially joined the team! Welcome to James Darlington McLachlan, born 22/04/22. 🥰

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Remembering the D-Day landings, 74 years ago today. Although predominantly a British, US and Canadian operation, more than 3000 Australians also participated in the invasion, mostly in the air and on the sea. Lest we forget. #ww2 #DDay #Normandy

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Shocking. #ww2 #bombercommand @RAFMUSEUM

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Lest we forget.

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Meet Honore Hemene, an 11-year-old French boy whose parents were killed during #WW1 . He attached himself to various military units until one day in 1918 he stumbled into the mess hall of 4SQN, Australian Flying Corps, and was unofficially adopted by the unit. The adoption became…

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Australian #Gallipoli veterans return to the peninsula in 1965, to be greeted by Turkish soldiers wearing 1915 uniforms. Does anyone know who the two VC winners are?

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So true... 😢

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Volcanic activity on Iwo Jima has revealed ghost ships from #WW2 . These barges were deliberately sunk after the famous battle in 1945 to form a breakwater. Now, as volcanic activity raises the level of the island, they have emerged from the sea for the first time in 75 years.

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Hello Ypres, my old friend. It’s been too long!

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When scanning the Somme on Google Earth you often see vague impressions in the chalky fields of #WWI trenches. But this field near Serre is next level! It's part of the German second line, complete with a small redoubt. Amazing!

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Who can spot the interesting addition to this photo?

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One of the most significant Australian sites in France is the windmill at Pozieres. 23,000 men were killed or wounded here in six weeks of fighting, making it the bloodiest Australian battlefield on earth. Pictured in 1916 and 2019. A highlight of our Western Front tours. #wwi

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My new documentary, 'Ypres 1917', has just been released. Check it out on YouTube, and feel free to retweet!

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Against this post in the town of Poperinge at least one (and probably more) British soldiers were executed by firing squad during the First World War. A sobering place. #wwi

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Amazing colourised photo of German #WWI fighter ace Josef Mai. He was known for painting his planes in diagonal zebra stripes, believing the optical illusion would throw off his enemy’s aim. Credited with 30 kills, he survived the war and died in 1982, aged 94. #history

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A real pleasure to see so many inspiring female historians in action at #WeHaveWaysFest this weekend. @claremulley @churchill_alex @WW2girl1944 @hoyer_kat @SpitfireFilly #WHWF @WeHaveWaysPod

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The iron harvest continues in the fields of the Somme. #wwi

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Excellent to see the Bomber Command Memorial back to its old self. The impacts of vandalism are fleeting and insignificant. 👍🏼

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Back as it should be.

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Ghostly figures at Langemarck German Cemetery on a chilly Flanders morning. #ww1

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A hand-painted British #WWI sniper cloak, on display at the @I_W_M in London. Glad I didn’t see this when I was a kid - the stuff of nightmares! #sniper

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Simply heartbreaking: HE FELL, THE REST MARCHED ON TO VICTORY, AH GOD MY LITTLE SON. Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. #wwi #anzacs

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A unique First World War grave. Sgt Coyne was awarded the Albert Medal for throwing himself on a live grenade to save his comrades. He was originally recommended for a VC, and was one of fewer than 100 men to receive the AM during the war (and the only Australian). #wwi #anzacs

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I snapped this shot of Dernancourt cemetery in November and was pretty chuffed with it. Please share your favourite image of a CWGC cemetery.

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57 years ago today. Lest we forget. #vietnamwar #longtan

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It’s taken nearly five decades, but I’ve finally seen the Fovant Badges, carved into a Wiltshire hillside by soldiers during #WWI .

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Archaeologists in Lincolnshire have uncovered 60 Roman skeletons on the site of a future housing estate. The remains were interred in coffins or shrouds, and were buried with trinkets and pottery. An amazing find. #Archaeology

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Just got back from a wonderful week in Fiji where this happened! Couldn’t be happier. xx

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The blue plaque on this London hotel records that #WW2 British secret agent Christine Granville lived here after the war. But sadly there’s more to the story than that - she was murdered here by a spurned lover in 1952. #history

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Really enjoyed being interviewed for the In Black and White podcast about #WW1 soldier Barney Hines. Made famous as the ‘Souvenir King’ thanks to this photo, I can’t decide whether he was a hero or a villain. Listen here:

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Check out my new video showing some great Then and Now images of #Gallipoli ! #ThenAndNow #anzac @HartMilitary @churchill_alex @GaryBain1280

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The spelling of the word ‘Anzac’ has caused some heated discussion this week - I’ve even seen some posts which imply it’s somehow disrespectful to not spell it ‘ANZAC’. So I thought it was worth breaking it down, both from a historic and linguistic perspective…

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Pillboxes fascinate me. These imposing lumps of concrete are a tangible link with the fighting, and this one at Messines is one of my favourites. Originally intended to shield a German field gun, it became a frontline machine-gun post during the Anzac attack of June 1917. #wwi

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Remembering the men who fought and died in the Battle of Broodseinde Ridge, #OnThisDay 103 years ago. According to my research, more Australians died on October 4, 1917 than on any other day of the war. #WWI

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A great honour to attend the reburial service for Private William Meager and two unknown soldiers at Poelcapelle British Cemetery today. Rest in Peace boys. #wwi

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One of the most prized possessions in my collection is this German helmet I found on the #Somme battlefields 20 years ago. This type of helmet was not widely issued during the Battle of the Somme in 1916, so most likely was lost when fighting returned to this area in 1918. #wwi

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My first visit to the reconstructed trenches at the Passchendaele 1917 Museum. It’s well done. #WWI

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It’s incredible what pieces of history the battlefields still offer up. I found this shard of rum jar with its distinct ‘SRD’ label on my last trip to Gallipoli. What treasures have you discovered on a battlefield? Share in the comments! #wwi #gallipoli #anzacs

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Very excited to see this! My new book, 'Krithia', will be in bookshops in July. It's an amazing story about an overlooked chapter of the Anzac story of Gallipoli, and it was a real honour to tell it. Pre-order now:

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A house-shaped German pillbox near Aubers, France. This concrete observation post was disguised inside a farmhouse. Eventually shellfire blasted the house away, leaving just the pillbox with its distinctive shape. One of my favourite pillboxes on the Western Front. #wwi

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My first close inspection of the Cloth Hall in #Ypres since it was renovated last year reveals several replaced stones, new grouting and some rough repairs to original shell damage. My understanding was it was just being cleaned, but it appears some of the historic war damage has…

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The iron harvest continues. A recent photo from a field near Ypres in Belgium. This appears to be the site of an arms dump for a field gun. #ww1 #ww1centenary #history

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I had heard that a few trenches had been cleared at Lone Pine, but I had no idea the extent of it. Just incredible! @PeterHart1915

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Spotted this while strolling past the Lido bathing pavilion in Hyde Park. Captain Jack Cooper was shot down and killed on a bombing mission in 1916. His father contributed £5000 to the construction of the pavilion in 1930 as a tribute to his son. #ww1

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Archeologists believe they have discovered the remains of French general Charles Etienne Gudin, one of Napoleon’s favourite commanders. Gudin was killed in 1812 during the failed French invasion of Russia. The remains we found at Smolensk, 400km west of Moscow. #Napoleon

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My nomination for Legend of the Week. 👍🏼

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This has not been very well received in Conspiracy World.

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And so our amazing UK adventure comes to an end. It’s been an incredible five months. Thank you England, you’ve been grand!

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Peggy the rescue staffie hanging out with her best friend Molly the magpie is the best thing I’ve seen in ages! (Pics from ABC) #staffie #dogsoftwitter

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At the Merchant Navy Memorial I was reminded of the tragic tale of Australian ship SS Mareeba. She was sunk in 1941 by German raider Kormoran, the same ship that would later sink HMAS Sydney. All Mareeba’s crew survived, and several months later were transferred to another…

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I always love walking the battlefield of Bullecourt. It’s one of those places that hasn’t changed much since #WWI , and the ghosts of the Anzacs seem to walk beside you as you trudge across its windswept fields. And waiting for you after you’ve crossed the battlefield is Digger…

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It’s one thing to read about #WWI , but another to walk the ground and explore the scenes of the fighting. These preserved German trenches at Bayernwald give an eerie impression of what trench warfare was really like. Can’t wait to get back there on my Signature Tour in September.

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My first visit to the Bomber Command Memorial today and gee it’s impressive. Such a shame that postwar guilt about the strategic bombing campaign denied veterans a memorial for nearly 70 years. #ww2 #bombercommand #london

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While researching the Thiepval Memorial on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site I came across three men, all killed in #WW2 , whose middle name was ‘Thiepval’. I assume their fathers had served on that iconic battlefield in #WW1 , and had named their sons after it. Profound.

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A cross-section of a 250-year-old oak in Ypres shows a ring for every year since it was planted in 1760. The scorch marks show when the tree burnt in both world wars. Profound. #ww1 #ww2 #ypres #battlefieldtours

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The first shots of the Pacific War were not in fact fired at Pearl Harbor, but an hour earlier when Japanese forces landed at Kota Bharu in Malaya. This is the engine from an Australian Hudson aircraft that was shot down during the action. Read more here:

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A new video of my adventures with @PeterHart1915 exploring the newly-uncovered trenches at Silt Spur in #Gallipoli . An entire Australian trench system has been revealed - it's like nothing I've ever seen on a battlefield.

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This unassuming ruin was a mortuary in the 19th century. In 1888 the body of Elizabeth Stride, one of Jack the Ripper’s victims, was brought here. Today thousands of people pass it every day, unaware of its link with history. #london #jacktheripper

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High Tree Cemetery near Montbrehain in France contains the easternmost Australian battlefield graves of #WW1 . These men were killed in Australia’s final battle of the war on October 5, 1918. The long journey that began at Anzac Cove on April 25, 1915 ended here. Lest we forget.

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5 years

Checking out the replica Mark IV tank at Pond Farm. Awesome! #WWI

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Thanks to our brilliant #Gallipoli historian Craig Roach for this lovely photo of poppies covering the slopes of an old Turkish fort from the campaign. What a special time to be at Gallipoli! #anzacday

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As a nod to the blokes who served in the First World War, I’m eating this can of adventure for lunch. Wish me luck. 😂

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Anzac Day March, London, 1919. An Australian soldier, who lost both his legs, being carried into Australia House to obtain a position of vantage to view the Anzac Day March through the streets. #WWI #anzacday

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Then and now: Australian troops at #Ypres Ramparts in 1917 and the same view today. #ww1

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Who can spot the British #WWI sniper in this photo? Clue - he's pointing his rifle right at you!

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Can’t wait to see the results of this investigation.

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HMS Royal Oak: Dive team to conduct extensive survey of British battleship torpedoed 80 years ago

More than 800 died when the Royal Navy battleship was struck just six weeks into the Second World War.

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Friederike Krüger was a 23-year-old tailor who joined the Prussian Army, disguised as a man, in 1813. In response to an urgent call for volunteers she cut her hair short, put on male clothes and enlisted. By the time her sex was discovered she had performed so well that she was…

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In last week’s episode of the BattleWalks podcast we discussed Arthur Blackburn, the man who advanced further than any #Anzac at Gallipoli, won a VC at Pozieres and spent much of WW2 as a Japanese POW. He lies in West Terrace Cemetery in Adelaide, along with three other #WWI VCs.

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Crazy to see poppies on the battlefield in October, but I’m glad we did! Farewell to the battlefields until next time! #wwi

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I’m always amazed at the signs of war that remain in the landscape. This is an image of Thiepval in France. Outlines of the former trenches are clearly visible in the fields, particularly the unusual dog-leg just above the village. See the trench map for comparison! #wwi

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Mat McLachlan \\ Battlefield Historian

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Thanks to Bulent Yilmaz for this amazing photo of the newly-cleared frontline at Gallipoli. The first time these vital Anzac positions have been revealed in a century! #gallipoli #wwi #anzac

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Mat McLachlan \\ Battlefield Historian

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Thousands of bereaved relatives and #WWI veterans attend the opening of the Menin Gate in Ypres, 1927. #ypres

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3 years

I walked the full length of Anzac Pde in Canberra today and visited all 14 memorials, something I’ve never done before. I was the only visitor at every memorial, and they were excellent. #ww1 #ww2

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Mat McLachlan \\ Battlefield Historian

3 years

So proud of @jessdarlington for completing her gruelling trek in horrendous weather. So proud in fact I spontaneously proposed when I met her at the end of the track! We are super happy and excited. Can’t wait for the rest of our amazing life adventure together. 🥰

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Just to clarify, this isn’t me. I’m just passing on the images released by the Belgian Army. Thanks for all your concern though!

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Mat McLachlan \\ Battlefield Historian

2 years

Can’t wait to get back to #Ypres to hear the Last Post played at the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing. The most moving service on the Western Front, and a key inclusion in our tours. #wwi

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Merry Christmas from the whole team at Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours! It was wonderful to host so many of you on a battlefield pilgrimage in 2023 and, if you are joining us next year, we look forward to meeting you. Please accept our best wishes for a happy festive season.

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