Steve Smith
@stevesmith1944.bsky.social
Accredited battlefield guide, trainer & published author, works for Sophie's Great War Tours & Adaptable Travel co-owner of http://www.battlefieldguidetraining.com
Here's another photo of him. He features in my next book on the alleged disappearance of the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on 12 August 1915.
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Here's another photo of him. He features in my next book on the alleged disappearance of the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on 12 August 1915.
Exciting news today. You can pre-order my book online via Amazon & I've provided a link below if you you'd like to do that.
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history #books #WeWillRememberThem
The Norfolks at Gallipoli 12 August 1915: Truth and Myth
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#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history #books #WeWillRememberThem
The Norfolks at Gallipoli 12 August 1915: Truth and Myth
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November 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Exciting news today. You can pre-order my book online via Amazon & I've provided a link below if you you'd like to do that.
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history #books #WeWillRememberThem
The Norfolks at Gallipoli 12 August 1915: Truth and Myth
amzn.eu/d/73TuaJR
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history #books #WeWillRememberThem
The Norfolks at Gallipoli 12 August 1915: Truth and Myth
amzn.eu/d/73TuaJR
Lance Corporal 1585 Frank Norman Fox, 5th Norfolks, who took part in the failed advance on Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on 12 August 1915.
He features heavily in the allegations made that the men who disappeared were allegedly '....lost to sight or sound.'
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history
He features heavily in the allegations made that the men who disappeared were allegedly '....lost to sight or sound.'
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history
October 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Lance Corporal 1585 Frank Norman Fox, 5th Norfolks, who took part in the failed advance on Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on 12 August 1915.
He features heavily in the allegations made that the men who disappeared were allegedly '....lost to sight or sound.'
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history
He features heavily in the allegations made that the men who disappeared were allegedly '....lost to sight or sound.'
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history
Most of the officers of the 5th Norfolks, alleged to have been,
'...lost to sight or sound. Not one of them ever came back.'
This alleged disappearance will be tackled in my next book which is out on 30 November 2025
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history
'...lost to sight or sound. Not one of them ever came back.'
This alleged disappearance will be tackled in my next book which is out on 30 November 2025
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history
October 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Most of the officers of the 5th Norfolks, alleged to have been,
'...lost to sight or sound. Not one of them ever came back.'
This alleged disappearance will be tackled in my next book which is out on 30 November 2025
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history
'...lost to sight or sound. Not one of them ever came back.'
This alleged disappearance will be tackled in my next book which is out on 30 November 2025
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history
Sergeant 2179 John Lee Goulder, aged 32. He features heavily in my next book when I look at a particular myth that's been going around since the time of the Gallipoli Campaign.
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #wewillrememberthem
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #wewillrememberthem
October 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Sergeant 2179 John Lee Goulder, aged 32. He features heavily in my next book when I look at a particular myth that's been going around since the time of the Gallipoli Campaign.
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #wewillrememberthem
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #wewillrememberthem
2nd Lt Marcus Oliphant who was KIA in the advance on Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on 12 August 15 serving with the 5th Norfolks. He will feature in my next book & more info on that can be found via the link
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history
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October 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
2nd Lt Marcus Oliphant who was KIA in the advance on Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on 12 August 15 serving with the 5th Norfolks. He will feature in my next book & more info on that can be found via the link
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history
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I should have checked my records first. The CWGC should have him down as 7th Battalion. It probably doesn't help that his SE has him as 9th Bn. He was reported missing after the failed attack on Bayonet Trench & Luisenhof Farm near Gueudecourt on 12 October 1916
October 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I should have checked my records first. The CWGC should have him down as 7th Battalion. It probably doesn't help that his SE has him as 9th Bn. He was reported missing after the failed attack on Bayonet Trench & Luisenhof Farm near Gueudecourt on 12 October 1916
Interesting. He's not mentioned in the war diary.
October 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Interesting. He's not mentioned in the war diary.
We used to be able to get these in one of our local supermarkets but now we can only get them online. I love them & I'm also rather partial to a flapjack now & then 😁
October 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We used to be able to get these in one of our local supermarkets but now we can only get them online. I love them & I'm also rather partial to a flapjack now & then 😁
All being well, my next book comes out on 30 Nov 25. It looks at the alleged disappearance of the 5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment & looks at all the duff history that surrounds the story of their advance on Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on 12 Aug 15 during the Gallipoli Campaign #WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli
October 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
All being well, my next book comes out on 30 Nov 25. It looks at the alleged disappearance of the 5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment & looks at all the duff history that surrounds the story of their advance on Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on 12 Aug 15 during the Gallipoli Campaign #WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli
Our final visit to pay our respects was for one of my guests whose wife had a relative buried in Cabaret Rouge Cemetery near Souchez. Ernest died in an action at Vimy Ridge on 30 May 16. He had only been in France for a few months @sophie1wwtours.bsky.social #WW1 #FWW #wewillrememberthem #history
October 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Our final visit to pay our respects was for one of my guests whose wife had a relative buried in Cabaret Rouge Cemetery near Souchez. Ernest died in an action at Vimy Ridge on 30 May 16. He had only been in France for a few months @sophie1wwtours.bsky.social #WW1 #FWW #wewillrememberthem #history
He was killed in action working on reserve lines near Hersin and had only been in France for a very short while before he died.
October 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
He was killed in action working on reserve lines near Hersin and had only been in France for a very short while before he died.
We finished up at Vimy Ridge where my guests got to see the sacrifice made by Canada during the battle there. It's been quite an emotional visit for all of them.
October 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
We finished up at Vimy Ridge where my guests got to see the sacrifice made by Canada during the battle there. It's been quite an emotional visit for all of them.
I'm now home after getting back from my battlefield tour for @sophie1wwtours.bsky.social & yesterday my guests got to see the French cemetery at Notre Dame de Lorette as well as the memorial to all nations that fell in the Nord & Pas de Calais regions in the Great War #WW1 #FWW #history
October 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I'm now home after getting back from my battlefield tour for @sophie1wwtours.bsky.social & yesterday my guests got to see the French cemetery at Notre Dame de Lorette as well as the memorial to all nations that fell in the Nord & Pas de Calais regions in the Great War #WW1 #FWW #history
While we were looking at the site where Henry was killed we found an unidentified soldier of the Devonshires in London Road Cemetery & Extension and wondered if it could be Henry
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
While we were looking at the site where Henry was killed we found an unidentified soldier of the Devonshires in London Road Cemetery & Extension and wondered if it could be Henry
He died in an assault on Ginchy ...
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
He died in an assault on Ginchy ...
And John fell near Delville Wood on 6th September 1916 ...
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
And John fell near Delville Wood on 6th September 1916 ...
Henry died in the fields close to High Wood on 20th July 1916 ...
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Henry died in the fields close to High Wood on 20th July 1916 ...
Guiding for @sophie1wwtours.bsky.social allows me to take our guests to places where their ancestors served. John & Henry Laffoley died served with the 8th Battalion Devonshire Regiment & are commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial on the Somme #WW1 #FWW #Somme #history
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Guiding for @sophie1wwtours.bsky.social allows me to take our guests to places where their ancestors served. John & Henry Laffoley died served with the 8th Battalion Devonshire Regiment & are commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial on the Somme #WW1 #FWW #Somme #history
Further visits were made to the Thiepval Memorial, the site where the 8th East Surreys kicked footballs over no man's land on the 1st July 1916 & we finished up at the Butte de Warlencourt.
October 6, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Further visits were made to the Thiepval Memorial, the site where the 8th East Surreys kicked footballs over no man's land on the 1st July 1916 & we finished up at the Butte de Warlencourt.
Newfoundland Memorial Park ...
October 6, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Newfoundland Memorial Park ...
We then moved onto Newfoundland Memorial Park ...
October 6, 2025 at 5:50 AM
We then moved onto Newfoundland Memorial Park ...
Yesterday's highlights on battlefield tour arranged by @sophie1wwtours.bsky.social the day started at the Sunken Lane & the Hawthorn Mine #WW1 #FWW #Somme #history
October 6, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Yesterday's highlights on battlefield tour arranged by @sophie1wwtours.bsky.social the day started at the Sunken Lane & the Hawthorn Mine #WW1 #FWW #Somme #history
And we finally ended up at Tyne Cot where we found two casualties that had the same surname as one of my guests which now promotes further research which is something we love doing as part of our service when on tours.
October 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
And we finally ended up at Tyne Cot where we found two casualties that had the same surname as one of my guests which now promotes further research which is something we love doing as part of our service when on tours.