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Breaking Ground with Operation Nightingale

Posted by: Dickie Bennett, Posted on: 1 October 2018 - Categories: Archaeology, Operation Nightingale
Three participants kneeling on the ground next to an archaeological trench, taking part in an Op Nightingale dig.

Dickie Bennett, a retired Royal Marines Commando, explains his relationship with Operation Nightingale and how it has changed his life.

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Veterans excavating First World War training trenches

Posted by: Alex Sotheran, Posted on: 18 September 2017 - Categories: Archaeology
Left to right: Alex Sotheran, DIO archaeologist; Sam Fairhead, Wessex Archaeology; Stewart Bowman, veteran participant; Dickie Bennett, Breaking Ground Heritage. [Crown Copyright / MOD 2017]

  Hi, I’m Alex Sotheran and I’m a DIO archaeologist. I am lucky enough that some of my work involves Operation Nightingale, a programme which facilitates archaeological digs for sick, injured and wounded service personnel and veterans. Operational Nightingale is …

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