After a very early start on Sat 13th October, Officers from Kent ACF embarked on Exercise Ypres Ride, a short battlefield tour of the Ypres Salient in Belgium, with a focus on locations signifcant to the 3rd Battle of Ypres and the cap badges worn by members of Kent ACF. Sites visited included Larchwood, Hill 60, Hooge, Tyne Cot and Essex Farm, before completing the day with a meal in Ypres and the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate. Lt Col John Pankhurst laid the wreath with Capt Keith Bloor on behalf of the County.
Special thanks go to the four OCs for leading their teams in the research and preparation of presentations on the ground, on topics of particular significance to their Coy cap badges.
The Salient lived up to its reputation from WW1, being wet, cold and muddy!
There are pictures of the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate from Saturday evening on the Last Post website. See the link below:
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