Tales from the Battlefields

About Tales from the Battlefields

Podcast telling the unheard stories of men who served on the Western Front during World War 1. Listen to the stories of soldiers told by Terry Whenham, battlefield guide and researcher. I have been researching these stories for over 20 years and can now share incredible experiences of ordinary men and women. Who were these soldiers? How did they die? What is their legacy? How do we remember them?

Publisher

Terry Whenham

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Feb 2022

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

191 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   190: A Tour of the Ypres Salient: Messines Crater, Talbot House and the Wipers Times

   In this episode we travel to Ypres and visit some of the mine craters on the Messines Ridge. What did we discover? We find out through my eyes and the eyes of the soldiers who were there in June 1917. We then visit Talbot House in Poperinge and discover news about a new research project that is being undertaken to discover the stories of the boys who visited the house. We listen to some of their stories and discover what happened to them on the battlefield. We also discover the original copies of the “Wipers Times” in the House archives, and listen to part of the stage play that was performed in Ypres on the eve of the Centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele.

2. 

   22 Sept 2026

   189: Woodbine Willie and A Victoria Cross – My Son My Son No Reward Can Be Too Great

   In this episode we learn about the famous Chaplain Woodbine Willie and how he buried the 2 Crutchley brothers who had died together during a trench raid. Who was he and how did he provide comfort to the bereaved parents back home? And we also visit the home of Captain Thomas Colyer-Fergusson, who was awarded the Victoria Cross at Ypres in July 1917. What artefacts did we find and what is his story? We discover personal letters that reveals both stories.

3. 

   10 Sept 2026

   188: Killed on a Quiet Day in the Trenches

   In this episode we discover the tragic stories of 2 soldiers, one from London and one from Australia, who both died from the effects of German trench mortar fire. But not during a famous battle. These were incidents that happened during a quiet period in the trenches. What happened to them? Lance Corporal Thomas Stevenson from New South Wales had been wounded and buried by shellfire at Fromelles but survived, only to die near Messines a year later. And Alf Stevenson from London died of gas poisoning on the Somme. But how?

Who has been a guest on Tales from the Battlefields

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Beth Moore
• Joe Beasley
• Ronald Poulton-Palmer
• another soldier

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

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Quality

54

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

90

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