Stories overview

Josie and John

John has travelled to Flanders Fields to retrace the steps of James Cunningham, the great-grandfather of his wife. James died on 24 April 1915 in a sm…

Hannah from Munich (Germany)

Hannah from Munich, Germany looks over the canal as the evening mist ascends. The fading colours of the day and the still water create a mystical atmo…

Ivor and Kathie from Clones (Ireland)

Ivor and Kathie from Clones, Ireland walk pensively down the ramparts in Ypres. The weather is dreary this morning and adds to the contemplative atmos…

Eddie and Eileen from Manchester (UK)

Eddie and Eileen from Manchester, UK are in Flanders Fields on a very personal mission: Eddie promised his mother before she died, that he would visit…

Hans from Denmark

Hans Helmut from Denmark stands solemnly at the grave of his grandfather’s brother-in-law Hans Bonde, at Langemark cemetery. As he lifts his head, his…

Paul from Summerland (Canada)

“The general impression in my mind is of a nightmare. We have been in the most bitter of fights. For seventeen days and seventeen nights none of us ha…