Dr Tom Thorpe, Western Front Association

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I am a Green Badge Belfast tour guide, public historian, local resident and podcaster. I am obsessed with the history of Belfast, my adopted home, and want to share my fascination for the subject and love of the city with others. Originally from London, I grew up in the Shropshire Marches from the mid-1970s until 1988, when I returned to the capital to read History at King’s College London . I remained at King’s, completing an MA in War Studies in 1993 and later a PhD, which explored the history of morale, cohesion and motivation among British soldiers during the First World War. I’ve lived in Belfast since 2014 and completed my Belfast Green Badge in November 2021. Since then, I’ve been lea

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blog, podcast