When I was on the Great War battlefields recently......

[Roger Payne]

Yes, Jim, it's strange I know, but I sort of feel at home & at peace out there, & never alone! I like to visit the cemeteries generally, & try to sign the visitors' register as far as possible. I think it matters - they do get looked at & it shows that people still care. There are one or two cemeteries that draw me especially though, one being Dantzig Alley at Mametz, where Captain Charlie May of 22nd Manchesters is buried. His letters home to his wife are some of the most moving I've ever seen & even now reduce me to tears when I read them. There is an excellent book about his life & service, called 'To Fight Alongside Friends', although I can't remember the name of the author off the top of my head. If anyone wants a good WW1 read I'd recommend it. It should be easy enough to find on google or similar.

Addendum: To Fight Alongside Friends: The First World War Diaries of Charlie May. Edited by Gerry Harrison.