Tales from the Battlefields
Tales from the Battlefields
Terry Whenham
117: The Missing of Tyne Cot with Johan De Jonghe
1 hour 6 minutes Posted Jan 14, 2025 at 9:23 am.
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In this episode we travel to Ypres and meet up with local historian Johan De Jonghe who takes us on a tour of the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing. We find out the link between a stately home in Yorkshire, a man remembered on the memorial and the famous Dam Busters raid in World War 2. Johan also explains the brave actions of 3 Victoria Cross recipients and the Northumberland Fusiliers whose names are still on the memorial but are buried in the cemetery. We also discover the tragic story of 3 brothers from New Zealand who never returned home.