THE STORY OF THE SOMME 27 | Lessons Learned - Lt General Sir Henry Rawlinson

Welcome to THE STORY OF THE SOMME podcast series, which tells the story of the Somme Offensive in the words of those fighting on the Western Front and their families back home. The series was commissioned by the DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT and developed in partnership with the FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY BATTLEFIELD TOURS PROGRAMME and CHROMERADIO. It was first released to accompany the SOMME100 VIGIL at Westminster Abbey, held through the night of 30 June/1 July 2016 to mark the centenary of the opening of the Battle of the Somme. In this podcast, LT GENERAL SIR HENRY RAWLINSON writes to Lord Derby in December 1916 about lessons learnt from the Somme Offensive. Henry Rawlinson was born in London in 1864. His father, Sir Henry Rawlinson, was a Member of Parliament and a renowned Oriental scholar. Rawlnson followed his father into the army. In 1916, he was appointed to command the Fourth Army, reporting to General Haig, who held supreme British command at the Somme. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Narrator - Nicholas Rowe | The Last Post played by LSgt Stuart Laing, Welsh Guards on a First World War bugle.