Tales from the Battlefields
Tales from the Battlefields
Terry Whenham
128: The Tanks of Passchendaele with Leen Van Meerbeek
1 hour 14 minutes Posted Apr 14, 2025 at 7:57 am.
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In this episode we tour the Passchendaele battlefield with local guide Leen Van Meerbeek. We discover how the tanks floundered in the mud and slime. Leen explains the incredible action of Clement Robertson who was awarded the Victoria Cross and the story of the successful “Cockcroft” action. We also visit Pond Farm and discover a replica tank and also the graves of several “tankies” and tell their stories of bravery and sacrifice. And we listen to a tank poem written by the famous author A A Milne.