Not in Crawley Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Don't forget the two minutes silence, folks. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/battle-of-the-somme-to-be-commemorated-with-two-minute-silence-a7110501.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breightmet Boy Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Over 19,000 men lost their lives there in the worst bloodiest battles the British Army has ever had, imagine that nowadays. R.I.P Men Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted June 30, 2016 Site Supporter Share Posted June 30, 2016 Did a little feature last night on a soldier that died, he was a QPR player (iirc) It showed an empty Loftus road then said imagine the stadium full then think off all those people being killed in one day. By the end 50 stadiums of dead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 (edited) Said on the radio that at one stage 15~20 men a minute were being killed.... Edited June 30, 2016 by Sweep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boby Brno Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Don't forget the two minutes silence, folks. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/battle-of-the-somme-to-be-commemorated-with-two-minute-silence-a7110501.html 7.28am. Although I understand the reason, most people will be doing other things, commuting etc. 11am would have been better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Here's one for you. My grandmother's brother joined up and went to The Somme. Got seriously injured and sent home. The Army discovered his true age (he'd lied about his age to join up) and kicked him out. He recovered and joined up again. This was his his postcard that he sent from Folkestone on his way back to the trenches in April 1918 when he was officially old enough. He never came back........... Survived The Somme but didn't survive the last couple of months of the war Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted June 30, 2016 Site Supporter Share Posted June 30, 2016 Now that is bravery. How a generation (or two) changes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 That's ace Manc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter superjohnmcginlay Posted June 30, 2016 Site Supporter Share Posted June 30, 2016 (edited) 7.28 is when the first brave souls went over the top, seems right this time while its 100 years Edited June 30, 2016 by superjohnmcginlay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Aye. I could go about the yoof today but would rather celebrate the yoof of a time we never knew who went out to fight for something that was worthwhile Got pictures of his grave, of him and his mates in France, of his brother in the trenches, etc etc. One day I'll make the trip over. To my eternal shame I've passed 50 and have't done it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted June 30, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 30, 2016 Here's one for you. My grandmother's brother joined up and went to The Somme. Got seriously injured and sent home. The Army discovered his true age (he'd lied about his age to join up) and kicked him out. He recovered and joined up again. This was his his postcard that he sent from Folkestone on his way back to the trenches in April 1918 when he was officially old enough. He never came back........... Survived The Somme but didn't survive the last couple of months of the war post of the year fantastic and no doubt he was one of thousands who did exactly that different times, eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salford Trotter Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Here's one for you. My grandmother's brother joined up and went to The Somme. Got seriously injured and sent home. The Army discovered his true age (he'd lied about his age to join up) and kicked him out. He recovered and joined up again. This was his his postcard that he sent from Folkestone on his way back to the trenches in April 1918 when he was officially old enough. He never came back........... Survived The Somme but didn't survive the last couple of months of the war Wow...powerful stuff MancW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Here's one for you. My grandmother's brother joined up and went to The Somme. Got seriously injured and sent home. The Army discovered his true age (he'd lied about his age to join up) and kicked him out. He recovered and joined up again. This was his his postcard that he sent from Folkestone on his way back to the trenches in April 1918 when he was officially old enough. He never came back........... Survived The Somme but didn't survive the last couple of months of the war What a brave and loyal man and there were millions like him, God bless him. Sad he never had the chance to live his life. ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 A true hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Cracking that Manc. I've even managed to plus one you on my phone. Fuck knows how! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salford Trotter Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Lest we forget RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birch-chorley Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 (edited) Here's one for you. My grandmother's brother joined up and went to The Somme. Got seriously injured and sent home. The Army discovered his true age (he'd lied about his age to join up) and kicked him out. He recovered and joined up again. This was his his postcard that he sent from Folkestone on his way back to the trenches in April 1918 when he was officially old enough. He never came back........... Survived The Somme but didn't survive the last couple of months of the war Great post I watched something a while back about Spanish Flu Horrendous numbers of lads died during the war but the Spanish Flu that followed it directly after killed even more Imagine surviving 4 / 5 years of that then dying from flu Many didn't even make it home before catching the illness / dying Edited July 1, 2016 by birch-chorley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgoefc Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Here's one for you. My grandmother's brother joined up and went to The Somme. Got seriously injured and sent home. The Army discovered his true age (he'd lied about his age to join up) and kicked him out. He recovered and joined up again. This was his his postcard that he sent from Folkestone on his way back to the trenches in April 1918 when he was officially old enough. He never came back........... Survived The Somme but didn't survive the last couple of months of the war Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted July 1, 2016 Members Share Posted July 1, 2016 Here's one for you. My grandmother's brother joined up and went to The Somme. Got seriously injured and sent home. The Army discovered his true age (he'd lied about his age to join up) and kicked him out. He recovered and joined up again. This was his his postcard that he sent from Folkestone on his way back to the trenches in April 1918 when he was officially old enough. He never came back........... Survived The Somme but didn't survive the last couple of months of the war Lump in throat stuff Manc. Nice one mate. What a hero! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobster Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 A true hero cant see many of the todays yoof queuing up to do that. We are going over to Le Crotoy in August for a week to visit the battle fields and memorials of the Somme. Done a couple of trips to Northern France before and trust me when you stand in the remains of the trenches on the Chemin Des Dames then visit some of many cemeteries to see the thousands of war graves it sends shivers down your spine to see what these guys went through and how many gave up their lives for their country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 This happened today, all over the country. Fantastic idea http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-07-01/video-ghost-soldiers-are-moving-mancunians-to-tears/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 More pics https://becausewearehere.co.uk/wearehere/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 A true hero cant see many of the todays yoof queuing up to do that. Just found some more stuff out about him.He was 15 Years 3 months when he enlisted. He told them that he was 20. Fuck me!!! Exactly. How many of that age today would do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 More pics https://becausewearehere.co.uk/wearehere/ Daughter got the tram into Manc today. This lot were there (or if not, another group doing summat similar). She said that it was virtually silent. Very reverential. It really spooked her as it came across so realistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Daughter got the tram into Manc today. This lot were there (or if not, another group doing summat similar). She said that it was virtually silent. Very reverential. It really spooked her as it came across so realistic Just read up on it. Happened all over the country - they weren't to talk or engage with the public, just be a presence. If the public approached them, they handed them a card with a soldiers name, age and 'killed 1st July 1916' on it. Wish I'd seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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