The idea was that we would have an easier day on the Saturday with less driving planned for Owen. In the evening we were due to attend a pa...

The shattered ruins of Haalderen Church. In the first week of December the tide of war once again broke over Haalderen (literally giv...

In what was becoming something of an annual excursion Owen and I had planned another weekend on the continent with both military history an...

At the beginning of October, the 11 th R.S.F. were to be found in the area of Zondereigen, a few hundred meters south of the Dutch border....

In my correspondence with Jacques Boone, he suggested that I make contact with his friend John Peters of Sint Niklaas (a town approximately...

Following on from my earlier correspondence with Francis, I contacted the local museum in Turnhout to enquire about the availability of an ...

Lietenant Thomas Salmon of the 49 th Recce Regiment surrounded by the grateful townsfolk of Turnhout. This photograph was taken shortly ...