The Durand Group - recording graffiti and carvings in a WW1 tunnel

What you are seeing is the Durand Group accessing, in May 2000, an intermediate section of Goodman Subway - a 1721 metre communication tunnel dug to support the Canadian assault on Vimy Ridge on 9th April 1917. Many men from the Canadian Mounted Rifles battalions spent the night here prior to the battle and may have left their mark on the chalk walls.

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Since 1998 The Durand Group - a voluntary association dedicated to researching and investigating subterranean military features - has been recording and interpreting the underground war on the Western Front during WW1. This includes the disarming of live mine charges left over from the conflict, many of which exist in deep tunnels below the old battlefields.

Our remit is to disseminate this information to the general public and we are passionate about what we do. To this end we hope that you can support us in our endeavours. Multimedia reports of most of our excavations are available on Amazon, eBay and the Fougasse Films website and funds raised from sales go directly to supporting further excavations, talks, displays and publications.

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[SirAugusto1]

Awesome!