Leger Holidays to visit key WW1 sites

Following high demand from customers, escorted tour operator Leger Holidays plans to revisit some of the sites most pertinent to World War I, to mark the 95th anniversary of some of 1915’s most infamous battles.

Including a trip to Fromelles – brought to the fore after the recent burial of the last unnamed soldier killed during the famous battle – the five day-break departs on 27th September and promises a fascinating introduction to some of the major battles of modern history, accompanied by  an expert guide.

Other sites included on the trip are Neuve-Chapelle, scene of the first British Offensive of the war, Flanders Fields to visit the moving ‘Canadian Soldier’ memorial and Notre Dame de Lorette, with its poignant national cemetery of more than 44,000 graves.

The Battlefields of 1915 – 95th Anniversary – 5 days from £359

Includes:

- Excursions to Battlefields of Neuve-Chapelle & Battle of Aubers Ridge, Flanders Fields and Battle of Loos.
- Specialist Battlefields Guide
- Four nights accommodation with breakfast
- Free local joining points
- Return travel by luxury Silver Service

Leger’s Battlefields tours are ideal for anyone of any age or level of interest to find out more about world war history, as well as perhaps looking for an insight into their own family’s personal experiences. Other battlefield tours available from Leger include European tours to the Battlefields of the First and Second World Wars as well as The American Civil War and the Boer and Zulu wars of South Africa.

For information about all of Leger’s Battlefield tours visit: legerbreaks.info