The daughter of a Second World War Soldier, I first became interested in military history when listening to my father talk of his wartime experiences in North Africa. In adult life, I worked for the MOD in Hong Kong. On my return to the UK, I enlisted in the Territorial Army as a Royal Signals soldier. It was at this stage that I first got involved in the planning and management of a series of Battlefield Studies for my unit. A move to Germany allowed me to study Operation Market Garden and to build up crucial experience as a guide, working for a Battlefield Tour Operator.
Enthused by guiding, I joined the International Guild of Battlefield Guides in 2004. I gained accreditation status and was awarded my GBG Badge by the late Professor Richard Holmes in 2010 and hold badge number 48. In 2017 I achieved a Masters Degree in military history from the University of Wolverhampton under the tutelage of Professor Gary Sheffield.
Equally at home touring the Western Front and Gallipoli, I also regularly lead tours over the WW2 battlefields of North West Europe. An independent Battlefield Guide, I am frequently hired by different battlefield tour companies, such as Mat Mclachlan Battlefield Tours and Battlefield Discovery. I have extensive experience of working with student groups, the military and commercial tours with British and Australian groups.
Next to guiding, I have also worked with Battlefield History TV in the production of a series of DVDs concentrating on Operation Market Garden. I am also a book reviewer and contribute articles to local newspapers and magazines. I have appeared on different online and live forums to deliver talks and lectures on the battlefields of World War One and Two. These have included working with Battle Guide Virtual Tours delivering tours on World War One and World War Two as well as several live appearances on Paul Woodage’s WW2TV channel. Finally, I have appeared in the Channel 5 series Secret History of World War Two.