Battles of the First World War Podcast – The Battles of the First World War Podcast is a podcast goes in-depth into the battles of the Great War of 1914-1918.

The Geluwe Six

In June 2026 six Tommies of 2/4 Battalion Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment were buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery near Ieper, Belgium:

Private Horace Frederick Cook

Private Frederick Martin

Private Thomas Redvers Whitaker

Private Courtney Darvill Hart

Private Charles Richard Russell

Private Joseph Turnley

New Ypres League member Kirsten Note rejoins the podcast with Joe Whitaker to discuss the Geluwe Six, six British servicemen from the First World War set to be buried with full military honors at Tyne Cot British Cemetery in Zonnebeke, Belgium, just a few kilometers from Ieper.

Read the BBC article on the Whitaker family’s meeting for Thomas’ burial

Find out more about the New Ypres League in this episode:

The New Ypres League with Roger Steward & Prof Mark Connelly

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www.newypresleague.com

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The Last Post in Ypres with Youri Van Miegroet

Last Post Association volunteer Youri Van Miegroet joins the podcast to discuss his volunteer work with the Last Post Association in Ieper, Belgium, as well as his other volunteer and member projects with other organizations with a focus on Great War remembrance.

Listen to a wide-ranging conversation that covers modern dentistry techniques to building custom-made Lego constructions to the solemnity of the Last Post ceremony conducted every night in Ieper, Belgium.

Learn more about the Last Post Association

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Second Marne – The Case of Sgt Darnand

From hero to zero.

On the evening of July 14th, 1918, French soldiers of the 366eme Regiment d’Infanterie led a historic raid into the German trenches opposite them. One of the Poilus, Sergeant Joseph Darnand, led a squad that captured not just German prisoners but an intelligence gold mine. Postwar, Darnand would be called an “artisan de la victoire”–an artisan of victory.

By the end of the Second World War however, Darnand would be called something else: traitor.

Ron Howard & Adam Pearce’s new podcast is here! Victoria Cross Hunters: In search of Valour

2027 Meuse-Argonne & Aisne-Marne Battlefield Tours

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Champagne – “With Remarkable Fortitude” – Dr. Urbane Bass

A recent trip to the American Civil War battlefield of Fredericksburg, VA inspired this short episode of one remarkable man who lived in that city and went on to serve his country during the First World War: Dr. Urbane Bass.

Champagne – 93rd Division in the Fight: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/battles-of-the-first-world-war-podcast/id1119044000?i=1000478892689

Champagne – “Les Enfants Perdus:” 93rd Division Operations on the Champagne Front: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/battles-of-the-first-world-war-podcast/id1119044000?i=1000485397109

Oise-Aisne – The Black Devils: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/battles-of-the-first-world-war-podcast/id1119044000?i=1000488258778

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WW1 Battlefield Archeology & Recovering the Fallen

New Ypres League member Kirsten Note joins the podcast to discuss her work as a battlefield archaeologist, where she has assisted the Commonwealth Graves Commission (CWGC) in recovering the remains of fallen soldiers of the Great War.

Find out more about the New Ypres League in this episode:

The New Ypres League with Roger Steward & Prof Mark Connelly

Please consider joining the New Ypres League and supporting remembrance efforts:

www.newypresleague.com

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MOD War Detectives – Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre

New Ypres League member Rosie Barron joins the podcast to discuss her work as part of the Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre, aka the MOD War Detectives.

Join us for a fascinating conversation with someone whose daily work is to help identify the missing and unknown soldiers of the Great War and beyond.

Note: This podcast was recorded on August 20th, 2026, the day after news broke that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Harry and Meghan) would be moving back to the UK, so that’s why the references to them are in there.

Other podcasts on the New Ypres League:

What is the New Ypres League?

Ypres Day 2026

Demarcation Stones Fundraiser

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2027 Meuse-Argonne & Aisne-Marne WW1 Battlefield Tours

Battles of the First World War Tours, part of the BFWWP, is excited to offer two WW1 battlefield tours for summer 2027:

Meuse-Argonne

July 01 – 07, 2027

A journey through the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the largest military operation conducted by the United States in its history.

Aisne-Marne

July 07 – 13, 2027

A journey through the Aisne-Marne Offensive, aka the 2nd Battle of the Marne, where the American Expeditionary Force served as part of the international force that stopped the Germans.

Contact the Battles of the First World War Tours team via email at verdunpodcast@gmail.com.

Join us in walking in the footsteps of the Doughboys, and together we will honor their memory in an experience you will not forget.

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Honoring the Fallen at Flanders Field American Cemetery

New Ypres League member Christopher Sims joins the podcast to discuss his four decades of working for the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) as the Senior Cemetery Associate for World War I Flanders Field American Cemetery, in Waregem, Belgium. During his career with the ABMC, Christopher also authored a reference work titled “The Soldiers of the American Military Cemetery Flanders Field.”

Join us for a conversation on preserving the memory of the American fallen in Flanders Fields.

ABMC’s web page for Flanders Fields American Cemetery

Find out more about the New Ypres League in this episode:

The New Ypres League with Roger Steward & Prof Mark Connelly

Please consider joining the New Ypres League and supporting remembrance efforts:

www.newypresleague.com

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Ypres Day with Lady Lucy French & Roger Steward of the New Ypres League

Lady Lucy French, great granddaughter of BEF commander Field Marshal Sir John French, Roger Steward, Chairman and co-founder of the New Ypres League, Ypres Battlefield Tours guide, and author, join the podcast to discuss the Ypres Day commemoration events scheduled for the weekend encompassing the 31st of October, 2026.

Please consider joining the New Ypres League and supporting remembrance efforts:

www.newypresleague.com

If you’re in Ypres, Belgium, contact Roger for tour details –

Ypres Battlefield Tours: www.ypresbattlefieldtours.be

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Second Marne – The Period of Waiting

Following the discussion of German plans for their next great offensive, we turn now to French and Allied plans to meet this next attack.

Allied Supreme Commander Marshal Ferdinand Foch and French Army commander GEN Philippe Pétain intended to respond to this next attack differently: as soon as the Germans overextended themselves, a swift Allied counterattack would follow.

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