A WOMAN is to cycle across First World War battlefields in memory of her great-grandfather, who witnessed the Christmas truce over No Man's Land between British and German troops.Rebecca Dorkins, 35, will be tackling a 325-mile charity bike ride around battlefields in Belgium and northern France.As well as visiting the places her great-grandfather Harry Hackett fought at, Miss Dorkins will be raising money for Blind Veterans UK.Her grandfather, also called Harry, suffered with macular...
Reported by Crawley News 7 hours ago.
A WOMAN is to cycle across First World War battlefields in memory of her great-grandfather, who witnessed the Christmas truce over No Man's Land between British and German troops.Rebecca Dorkins, 35, will be tackling a 325-mile charity bike ride around battlefields in Belgium and northern France.As well as visiting the places her great-grandfather Harry Hackett fought at, Miss Dorkins will be raising money for Blind Veterans UK.Her grandfather, also called Harry, suffered with macular...
Reported by Crawley News 7 hours ago.