Battlefield archaeologist, WW1 archaeology - works for @BAACVlaanderen - co-founder @skylarcs - head archaeologist @DigHill80
Joined February 2013
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Apr 26
25 April 1915, Hull's attack (10th Brigade), one of the counterattacks in the early days of 2nd Ypres. 1st Royal Warwicks advanced over this ground towards Kitchener's Wood (behind farm buildings on the right)
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Apr 26
Cpt Walker was killed when he jumped out of a bomb crater. Many witness accounts reported on his death, they varied greatly on how he met his end but they all agreed on how fearless he led his men, with his revolver in his hand, shouting: ‘Come on lads”.
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Apr 26
Eight years ago he was finally laid to rest at @CWGC New Irish Farm Cemetery. Before the ceremony we took his relatives to some key locations where we know their ‘Uncle Jack’ has been. It was an emotional moment when we reached the spot where he was found.
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Feb 25
I’m looking for someone who has the book Twice in a Lifetime by M.L. Walkinton. If you have a copy, I’d be incredibly grateful for photos/scans of a few pages. Eternal thanks! 🙏📚
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Simon Verdegem retweeted
3 years ago already — during archaeological research near Westhoek, we investigated this former German trench. In 1917, Commonwealth troops took over the sector and left behind this SMLE. Still the best-preserved one I’ve ever had the privilege to excavate.
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Eckert Graben, excavated in Messines in 2012.
One of the most impressive and exceptionally well-preserved trench systems I’ve ever encountered — and a site I was incredibly fortunate to excavate as a young archaeologist.
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10 May 2019
There where more amazing and well preserved features found during that excavation... 3/3
#FWW #WW1 #Archaeology #History #InFlandersFields #Messines #Ypres
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10 May 2019
There where more amazing and well preserved features found during that excavation... 2/3
#FWW #WW1 #Archaeology #History #InFlandersFields #Messines #Ypres
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Simon Verdegem retweeted
10 May 2019
There where more amazing and well preserved features found during that excavation... 1/3
#FWW #WW1 #Archaeology #History #InFlandersFields #Messines #Ypres
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Simon Verdegem retweeted
10 May 2019
Working on the study of trench evolution in the #FWW, I came across Eckert Graben (Messines, 2012) again. It remains the most impressive and best preserved trench I’ve ever encountered in archaeological context.
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Simon Verdegem retweeted
11 Nov 2025
The @DigHill80 report was completed some time ago, but only now officially submitted — which means I can finally share it!
It’s in Dutch, but I hope you’ll still enjoy the content.
🔗 Read it here: oar.onroerenderfgoed.be/publ…
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29 Jan 2025
Now on video! 🎥 The Shindig #Podcast episode I did with Tom and Luke is now available with incredible photos that bring our discussion to life. See the preserved trenches, remarkable finds, and powerful stories.
Watch here: youtu.be/EYUniJ_NZuo?feature…
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29 Nov 2025
In 2019, the remains of a young German paratrooper (18–22y) from Kampfgruppe Hübner were found in Houthalen-Helchteren (B), but his identity remains unknown. A clue points to a connection with Finsterwalde (1943).
Any #help in identifying him is requested.
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14 Oct 2025
In 1917, during 3rd Ypres, 11/Northumberland Fusiliers returned to the front lines after a brief rest and took over from the 13/Durham Light Infantry. C company, with 2/Lt. L.W. Ablett and 2/Lt. E.D. Bruty, went in support trenches near Reutel on 12 Oct.
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14 Oct 2025
Private Joseph Patrickson MM, 11/NF, 24
Private Arnold Sanderson MM, 11/NF, 26
An Unknown Soldier of the Northumberland Fusiliers
An Unknown Soldier of the Great War
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14 Oct 2025
The artifacts found with them were exceptionally well-preserved and sometimes showed the incredibly brutal force with which the artillery had struck their positions. The impact on some objects speaks for itself
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