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Back to EpisodesTrench Chat: The Old Contemptibles with Andrew Thornton
Season 1
Episode 38
Published 5 years, 1 month ago
Description
In the latest Trench Chat, we talk to historian and battlefield guide Andrew Thornton about his research on the men of the British Expeditionary Force in 1914, the 'Old Contemptibles'. Who were they, and what is the history behind the Old Contemptibles Association. We also discuss the death of John Parr at Mons in 1914, the soldier believed to be the first killed on the Western Front in 1914.