Peter’s life has revolved around the Great War since he inherited his grandfather’s medals and diary as a small boy. He grew up in East Yorkshire before joining the Territorial Army at 17. At 21 he decided he needed a little more action and joined the Royal Marines, a unit he served with for eleven years.

Peter is a prolific collector of Great War ephemera and photographs, many of which have been used in related publications. In 2004 he moved to the Somme battlefields of France with his wife and children, where he started a bed and breakfast in the historic village of Flers. He now works full time as a Battlefield guide and researcher.

Peter is a member of the British Commission for Military History, the International Guild of Battlefield Guides and the Western Front Association. He is the battlefield historian on many of our Western Front tours.