WW1 battlefield tour

Prior to a five-day visit to Belgium and northern France, Black Watch Battalion ACF researched members of their families who fought at Ypres and Passchendaele.

On the trip, cadets went to Ypres and the Somme. At the former, highlights included studying the Bayernwald German trench system, viewing life-size reconstructions of First World War battle scenes at the Hooge Crater Museum, and attending the Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate. At the Somme, poignant moments were had at Newfoundland Memorial Park and the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing. One cadet wrote afterwards: 'This trip has given us peace that ... many of our family members have a known and marked grave so they can be remembered.'