Just A Walk In The Sun with the Hereford Regiment Museum
A monthly podcast from the Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum. Hosted by Colonel Andy Taylor and Rev Paul Roberts. Stroll with us around the highways and byways of Herefordshire while we explore the story of the our regiment and county in war and peace. Special guests, featured items from the museum's collection and highlights from the lives of those who served from our beautiful county... and a pint or two as well!
Podcasting since 2022 • 35 episodes
Just A Walk In The Sun with the Hereford Regiment Museum
Latest Episodes
Investigating a quintessentially Territorial award - the enigmatic Territorial Force War Medal
In this month's episode, Col Andy Taylor and Rev Paul Roberts take a "deep dive" into a scarce and unusual award for the First World War made only to Territorial soldiers 1914-1919. They investigate the origins and exacting criteria for t...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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37:51
Hoarwithy - Byzantine beauty and the mystery of a pub with no beer
In this month's delayed episode, Col Andy Taylor and Rev Paul Roberts take a walk out to Hoarwithy, between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye on the banks of the river Wye. The impressive Byzantine / Romanesque / Tuscan beauty of St Catherine's Ch...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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33:50
The Whittaker's lost son, Fownhope's Heart of Oak and other local history - a chat with Jane Davies
Join us this month as we chat with Preb Jane Davies, a Fownhope-born retired vicar who has unearthed the First World War stories of two great-uncles. Harry and Leonard Whittaker were sons of a Woolhope gamekeeper. Leonard emigrated ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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42:52
Exploring the new WW2 Campaign Medal Cards: a great new resource for the historian
Join us this month as Col Andy Taylor and Rev Paul Roberts explore an exciting new resource for the military and family historian: the Second World War Campaign Medal Cards. Containing valuable information including names, addresses, regi...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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27:12
On board the Poppy Train to Paddington, a letter from Albert Speer and other Remembrance Highlights 2024
In this episode Col Andy Taylor and Rev Paul Roberts look back over the events of Remembrance 2024, including wreaths being taken down on the GWR's Poppy Train service to London Paddington on 11th November. Andy was accompanied by museum ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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24:29
