Tony Otton

aircraft engineer, battlefield guide and trainee Zythologist

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Out guiding in the New Forest on thr Ashley Walk bombing range. Talking about bombs big and small and all to the soundtrack of May Cookoo

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@MikeHistorian @6thairborne @armyflying @ChalkCollection @HistSyndicate @GPRSociety Great talk Mike, on an op I knew nothing about.

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Back in the Ypres Salient. Today looked at Padre on the Front line.
Including Rev Noel Mellish VC who in 1919 officiated at the wedding of Sidney Godley VC both of 4/Royal Fusiliers

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Back in the Ypres salient. Today looked at Padres on the front.
Inc Rev Noel Mellish VC

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Off to Sherborne tomorrow to give a talk on aviation in the New Forest to my old ATC Sqn before their DofE expedition in the forest next month.
Hope things go better than for this poor chap.

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@FlandersBTour @jojohook2003 It's how we get the expression
" nose to the grinding wheel"

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First trip of the year completed to Normandy with a fellow guide and six clients. Looking forward to May and a return to Ypres

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If they studied their history they would know it has been happening for nearly 300 years they even held the infamous Boston tea party in rebellion to British tea act

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There has been a lot of activity recently on various social media platforms about the 3pm tea time alarm, my question is this why are the Americans so convinced it is in the words of their President "fake news".

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@NewForestRamble Beautiful area, I have walked the ranges few times

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@thebattleguide @PeterHart1915 Peter gave a brilliant talk recently for the Wessex branch of the WFA on this subject, great background information for anyone in WW1 Generals.

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I really enjoyed reading this. It shed light on campaigns that I was dimly aware of. Lots of first-hand accounts and some good battle maps (could have done with an overview map). Good, too, to read about men whose names are synonymous with later conflicts. Thanks @PeterHart1915

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@SomersetCCC The man should have a cape

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@NewForestRamble Hi Mark sorry it's a talk I give, though it covers Louis Strange in both World Wars it can be tailored to concentrate on either.
I should be at East Boldre at the end of February if you era interested perhaps we can have a chat

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Tonight at the Menin gate, 110 years after the Christmas truce plenty of wreaths from football supporters clubs

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@Sophie_1WWTours A great woman, I remember the 75th D-Day commemoration when it was pointed out that of the then current world leaders she was the only one alive at the time and had also served her country

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I don't normally post photos of graves, but today I went to pay my respects to Pte James Read he was born in Child Okeford, Dorset. When I researched him I realised we would have attended the same Church, went to the same school and probably drunk in the same pubs

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At the Gold Hill museum in Shaftesbury this afternoon to give a talk on Louis Strange, a Dorset farmer and aviation pioneer. Possibly the only pilot to win a DFC in both World Wars

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@thebattleguide Great news get well