A selection of photos from Bratton events and activities
National Arboretum Vist April 2010
One of the Bronze Sculptures by Ian Rank-Bradley
The Armed Forces Memorial
The Operation Telic (Iraq Wall) moved from Baghdad
Verdun Battlefield Tour May/Jun 2010
The French War Memorial in Verdun
The Fort at Douaumont outside Verdun
Memorial to the last of 4 Pigeons which died of toxic fumes delivering the last message from Major Raynal at Fort Vaux for a plea for a counterattack
The Naval Gun Emplacement in the woods in fron of Spincourt
Viewing the Plan of the Naval Gun Emplacement site in the woods in fron of Spincourt
US Medal of Honour Soldier
US DSC & MH Airman
Memorial to Sgt York MH who with just 16 men captured 132 Germans in the Argonne forest
A discussion at the ruined village behind the Montfaucon American Memorial
A late lunch break at Varennes-en-Argonne where King Loius XVI of France and family were captured trying to flee to NE France
The only way to stop the Chairman from talking!
The gates of St Mihiel Cemetery
Examining the model relief map at the Montsec Monument
Lunch at St.Benoit-en-Woevre north west of Pont-a-Mousson at the south east corner of the St Mihel Salient
Still at lunch! Not all work, but some play
French Graves in the Verdun Cemetery
A RBL Wreath laid by our Chairman in the Verdun War Cemetery
The Douamont Military Cemetery with 15,000 French soldier graves in front of the Ossuary which contains remains of 13,000 unidentified French & German Soldiers
The graves of a British bomber crew from 1944 WWll at the Cemetery at Charmes
The Grave of Richard Pollock's Cousin at Charmes
