The story of the keen young men who volunteered for Kitcheners ‘New Army’ in late 1914 and trained through 1915, ready to fight at Loos or on the Somme.
‘Join together and serve together’ - a great recruiting slogan, but unfortunately many would also die together. Most of the Pals came from the industrial north of England - Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, Hull, Manchester, Liverpool and Accrington. For many the 1st of July 1916 was their baptism and their funeral. This schools battlefield and education first world war tour examines the exploits of the 31st Division at Serre, the 36th Ulsters at Mill Road, the 32nd on the Leipzig salient and the successes of the 30th at Montauban. What next? How could a small town like Accrington deal with 500 casualties in one day? This schools WW1 tour will finish at the largest British war memorial in the world, high on the Thiepval ridge - Lutyen's Memorial to the Missing. This Pals Battalion schools battlefield tour is part of Holts Themed Education Tours, which can be arranged in both the Somme and Ypres Salient to cover specialist themes. School trips can be tailor made to suit your school and student requirements and can be from one to three days. |
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| Day 1 | travel to Somme and visit the museum in Albert | |
| Day 2 | ‘Over the top’ with the Pals of 1st July 1916. | |
| Day 3 | Some other sites associated with the Somme battle. The Sunken road, Newfoundland Park, Carnoy British cemetery. Fricourt German cemetery and the Lochnagar crater. | |
| NB. Guided tour throughout |