‘Battle Honours’ tour to Salonika – September 2017

The well known battlefield tour company, Battle Honours is running a tour to Salonika in September 2017. The Salonika Walking Tour is from 24 to 29 September and is to be run with the assistance of SCS Chairman and joint-author of Under the Devil’s Eye, Alan Wakefield. You will find more details of the tour at the Battle Honours website.

Photograph: The view from the CWGC Memorial on Colonial Hill in Greece, across Lake Doiran to Doiran town in FYROM. Photograph by Robin Braysher, March 2016.
The view from the CWGC Memorial on Colonial Hill in Greece, across Lake Doiran to Doiran town in FYROM. Photograph by Robin Braysher, March 2016.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ottoman period building at Tumbitza Farm in the Struma valley - possibly used by the farm manager - near the modern, small town of Neos Skopos. Photograph by Robin Braysher, March 2016.
Ottoman period building at Tumbitza Farm in the Struma valley – possibly used by the farm manager – near the modern, small town of Neos Skopos. Photograph by Robin Braysher, March 2016.

Author: Andy Hutt

Andy's interest in the campaign comes from his grandfather, Arthur, who served in Salonika as a sapper with the Royal Engineers from 1916-1918. Opinions expressed in these posts are personal and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Society.

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