193: A War Horse Story – Monchy Le Preux – April 1917

In this episode we visit the Arras battlefield and discover the story of a cavalry attack in April 1917. We learn how the Northampton Yeomanry raced across open ground into a storm of artillery and machine gun fire. We tell the story through the eyes of the men who were there. We tell the story of Trooper Charles Law, and discover how his horse was killed but saved his life, and how Charles tried to save the life of a gassed German soldier, by offering him his gas mask. We walk the battlefield with Charles’ Grandsons, and hear what the tour meant to them. We also discuss another soldier who has been discovered and properly buried on the Ypres battlefield, over 100 years after his death. What is his story?