Private 4hr Australian Fromelles Battlefield WW1 Tour

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About this activity

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.

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At a glance

Duration: 4 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–4
Guide: English
Operated by: A Foreign Field WW1 Tours

What is included

Included

Included: Fromelles Museum entry fee included
Included: Bottled water

Itinerary

Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery

one 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
VC Corner Australian Cemetery

30 min

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
Australian Memorial Park

30 min

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
Museum of the Battle of Fromelles

one hour Admission included

Here you will see a wonderful museum dedicated to the battle of Fromelles
Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery

one 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