SCS BATTLEFIELD TOUR : 23 September – 30 September 2019 – Salonika Campaign Society, 1915-1918

The SCS Tour Team is pleased to announce details of the Society’s September 2019 battlefield tour. This tour includes visits to key sites associated with British Salonika Force operations between 1916 and 1918 as well as attendance at official ceremonies of commemoration in Greece. The group will also visit sites not previously on any previous tour itinerary.

Itinerary

Monday 23 September

Arrival in Thessaloniki; recommended: Easyjet flight arriving 11:10*
Lembet Road or Mikra Cemetery
Birdcage line
Sarigol Cemetery
Overnight in Hotel Evridiki, Kilkis

Tuesday 24 September

Skra battlefield
Roche Noire Salient
Krastali (now Korona) – west side of Pip Ridge
Overnight Hotel Hit, Doiran

Wednesday 25 September

Petit Couronne
Hill 340
The Hilt
Grand Couronne
22nd Division Memorial
Overnight Hotel Hit, Doiran

Thursday 26 September

Blaga Planina Ridge (Nikolic – Basibos)
10th Division Memorial
Overnight Hotel Hit, Doiran

Friday 27 September

Paleokastro Bulgar position
Prosinek ambush action, 1918
Homondos action, 1917
Tumbitza Farm, 1916
Struma Cemetery
Overnight Hotel Siris, Serres

Saturday 28 September

Lembet Road Cemetery Commemorations
Visit to Salonika Port and White Tower
Overnight Thessaloniki

Sunday 29 September

Polykastro and Doirani ceremonies
Overnight in Thessaloniki

Monday 30 September

Return flight to UK: Easyjet flight departing 11:50*

Costs

Estimated cost of the tour: £900; based on single rooms with between 15–20 people travelling.

Costs cover accommodation / food / in country transport / guides.

Flights

As usual with SCS tours, individuals are responsible for organising their own flights.

*The tour is officially deemed to start at 11:15 on Monday 23 September at Thessaloniki airport. The flight listed in the itinerary is that on which the majority of the tour party will probably travel. If it is easier for you to travel by alternative flights please bear in mind the start time of the tour and that the return coach will be timed for the Easyjet flight on Monday 30 September.

To secure your place …

To secure a place on the tour a deposit of £200 is required (refundable if the tour does not run). For details of how to pay the deposit, please contact Alan Wakefield on aj.wakefield@talktalk.net

British communication trench. Photo by Alan Wakefield.

Author: scswebeditor

Robin Braysher joined the SCS in 2003 and from 2008 has been the Society's web editor. His interest in the campaign comes from his grandfather, Fred, who served as a cyclist with the BSF from 1915 to 1917, mainly in the Struma valley. Robin hands over the role in October 2021 to Andy Hutt. Andy's interest in the campaign comes from his grandfather, Arthur, who served as a Royal Engineer from 1916-1918. All posts prior to February 2021 are by Robin. Opinions expressed in these posts are personal and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Society. View all posts by scswebeditor

SCS BATTLEFIELD TOUR : 23 September – 30 September 2019