What You Will Do
This is a bespoke private tour. I'll include any WW1 ancestry that you may have related to the tour. The Fromelles tour takes in 101 km from Ypres to Fromelles.
If you have ancestry associated with this battle I will look the soldier up and integrate him into the tour
This is a tour that will be forever ingrained in your memory.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
1
Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery
1 hour
HAVING DRIVEN 40 MINUTES FROM IEPER we will arrive at Le Trou Aid Post.
Here you will hear about the moving story of Brigadier General Pompey Elliott of the Australian 5th Division
2
VC Corner Australian Cemetery
30 minutes
Here you will bare witness to the 410 unknown Australian graves from the battle of Fromelles and get a view of the battlefield from the Australian lines
3
Australian Memorial Park
30 minutes
Here you will hear the story of Sgt Simon Fraser and the legend of the 'Don't forget me cobber' statue from the German lines
4
Museum of the Battle of Fromelles
1 hour
Here you will see a wonderful museum dedicated to the battle of Fromelles
5
Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery
1 hour
Here you will hear the story of the mass grave and how DNA was used to identify the Australian soldiers buried here, then we drive for 40 minutes back to Ieper or Lille
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