April 2021 – Battles of the First World War Podcast

CEMA in Action: “In Soldier’s Clothes” Photos by James Valls

Photos by James Valls of the cast and crew of “In Soldier’s Clothes” already putting CEMA trenches through their paces.

A film inspired by the true story of Dorothy Lawrence, a woman who posed as a British soldier during the Great War in order to report from the front.

Dorothy Lawrence, as played by Lucinda Turner, making her way through the line.

Follow “In Soldier’s Clothes” at the following accounts:
Instagram – @insoldiersclothesfilm
Facebook – @insoldiersclothesfilm

Breaking Ground at CEMA: Photos by Tommy Pengilley

Ground breaks at the Centre for Military Archeology in Kent, England! Photos by Tommy Pengilley.

Reworking some old paintball trenches. 🙂

Scrapes in the earth will soon become replica trenches of the Railway Wood trench system that could be found in the Ypres Salient.

Local crew building the line. God, what I’d give to be there.

The Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology (CEMA): The New Project by Andy Robertshaw and Ross Barnwell

Come join the conversation on the new Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology (CEMA) being developed by Mr. Andy Robertshaw and Mr. Ross Barnwell. This is a new project that promises to bring history not only alive, but interconnected with today’s global world.

Mr. Robertshaw is a former teacher turned historian and historical consultant for such films as Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old and Sam Mendes’ recent hit 1917. And he also played a role in Steven Spielberg’s film Warhorse, which I did not know about until now!

Ross Barnwell is the creative force behind 8000ft Media, which produced the short film Beaumont-Hamel, named after the infamous village on the 1916 Somme battlefield. The film focused on wartime cinematographer Geoffrey Malins’ experiences as he took 8,000ft of frontline footage on the Somme, the most famous of which is the explosion of the Hawthorn Ridge mine on the morning of the 1st of July, 1916.

To learn more about CEMA, check out the following link:

https://www.cema.education/

Follow Andy, Ross, and their team breaking ground through their Instagram account:

https://www.instagram.com/cemahistory/

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