Visit the grave of a relative with Mat MCLachlan Battlefield Tours

We understand that visiting the grave of a relative can be the most important and emotional part of a battlefield tour, and we will do everything we can to help you in this wish.

How we achieve this depends on the location of the grave. If a relative is buried in one of the many cemeteries we visit on a tour, we will help you find the grave when we visit the cemetery, and give you time alone to pay your respects.

Additionally, if the grave is in a cemetery that we don't visit, but is close to locations we stop at on the tour, we can often adjust the itinerary to make a quick stop at the cemetery so that you can visit the grave.

Even if the grave is in a location that we can't visit as part of the tour, we will still do everything we can to help you visit the grave. For example, if we have some free time in a town in the vicinity of the cemetery, we might be able to book a taxi to take you to see the grave, or arrange another form of transport.

In some cases soldiers were buried a long way from the battlefields. This may particularly be the case if a soldier died of wounds or sickness — he may have been treated in a hospital hundreds of kilometres from the battlefield before succumbing to his wounds or illness. In these cases it is usually not possible to visit the grave as part of the tour, but we may be able to arrange transport and accommodation before or after the tour so that you can visit the grave.

If you have a relative buried at Gallipoli or on the Western Front, please tell us! We will do everything we can to help you visit the grave.