Following in the Footsteps of the Ulstermen at Thiepval

In this episode we travel to the Somme battlefield of 1st July 1916 and follow in the footsteps of the 36th Ulster Division on that day. We learn, through the eyes of the soldiers who were there, what happened as they charged into the Schwaben Redoubt. We discover what the veteran’s thoughts were when they returned in 1930 and what happened when war returned to the area in 1940. What became of the caretaker of the Ulster Tower? And we walk across No Man’s Land and discover 2 battlefield cemeteries. What did we find along the way?