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In this episode Battlefield Archaeologist Simon Verdegem talks about how he discovered the remains of Captain Henry Walker on the Ypres battlefield, 101 years after his death. How did he find him? How was he identified? What did the discovery mean to Simon and Walker’s relatives? We also discuss lots of other World War 1 battlefield issues and the role that archaeology plays in our understanding of the Western Front.
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