November 9, 20187 yr On Sunday it will be 100 years since the guns fell silent People on here bicker and bitch about Trump, stabbings, immigration, terrorists, commies, nazis, Brexit, etc. etc, take a minute to think why and how you are here Never forget those who gave their lives so that we can bitch and moan about irrelevant shite 100 years ago the guns stopped. Can you imagine what that meant? I can't
November 10, 20187 yr Watched loads of footage this last week and it's incomprehensible about the vast numbers of people who lost their lives. I walked up our road to England's highest war memorial this morning as the local schoolkids held a service and laid wreaths.
November 10, 20187 yr Check out a street near you website. Just looked and a bloke who lived in our house lost his son in the great war, looks like most streets lost someone, makes it a bit more real strangely and depressing
November 10, 20187 yr Really sobering thought what these men went through. I heard the other day that some where given footballs when going over the top to kick and help their focus on charging machine gun fire but they weren't allowed to chase the ball and had to stay calm. Incrediblely thought provoking
November 10, 20187 yr The re mastering of old cine film is amazing I’m looking forward to seeing the full movie. What the folk were put through during that time was horrendous. One event touched my life from WW1 my grandad fought on the Somme he was badly effected by mustard gas he was sent home put back together and sent back to war luckily he survived, on his return he couldn’t get work for 7 years resulting in my dad living in virtual poverty for all his early life, his dad never recovered full health and died when my dad was just 12. I think to this day my old fella is badly effected mentally by his early life. Another lady my mum looked after in her job lost her fiancé and only brother in the First World War and never married, she lived to 100, when she died she left some artifacts for my mum as she had no family included was letters from her dead brother and fiancé that she’d kept all her life. Very very sad. Edited November 10, 20187 yr by Mounts Kipper
November 10, 20187 yr Ive said it before, but the thing that really hits home is that a bloke of 40 couldve fought in 2 world wars
November 10, 20187 yr Also seen a number of TV stuff and news articles this week. And endless stream of amazing, heroic and above all truly sad stories. Also some funny tales last night about what happened immediately the ceasefire started. Edited November 10, 20187 yr by Tonge moor green jacket
November 10, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, Casino said: Ive said it before, but the thing that really hits home is that a bloke of 40 couldve fought in 2 world wars Yep my grandad would have fought in WW2 except his injuries from 1 ruled him out I’m sure many must have fought in both. That’s bad luck.
November 10, 20187 yr By some mad coincidence the first and last British soldiers to die in the war are buried opposite each other. One was 16, one was 40. The 40 year old had done the whole 4 years only to be killed on the last morning. 11000 others died that last morning.
November 10, 20187 yr My lad went to France on Thursday touring round all the WW1 monuments and graves there and Belgium. Some of the lads have relatives buried there so are going to look for their graves. They are then attending the memorial service at Menin Gate. I hope he appreciates and learns from the experience.
November 10, 20187 yr Author 1 hour ago, Casino said: Ive said it before, but the thing that really hits home is that a bloke of 40 couldve fought in 2 world wars Aye my Dad’s dad was in the navy. He was in the last year of WW1, was then at Scapa Flow and saw the first year of WW2. He was a “plumber” servicing the guns on ships. Some of my most treasured possessions are his engraved brass name plate from his tool box and a couple of salt and pepper pots that he made from old shell casings Was down in Windsor a few weeks ago so called in to The Runnymede Memorial to pay my respects to my Dad’s brother who took off in a Lancaster and was never seen again. Never been before. It’s a truly inspiring place
November 10, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, mickbrown said: By some mad coincidence the first and last British soldiers to die in the war are buried opposite each other. One was 16, one was 40. The 40 year old had done the whole 4 years only to be killed on the last morning. 11000 others died that last morning. Heard on the radio yesterday that more people were killed in that 11 hours than were killed on the D Day landings in WW11. Shocking waste of life.
November 10, 20187 yr All the WA scooter clubs getting together early tomorrow for a Remembrance Day run. Last post and a minutes silence at 11am. If there is one thing which unites us all on here other than BWFC then this must be it.
November 10, 20187 yr 6 hours ago, Boby Brno said: Heard on the radio yesterday that more people were killed in that 11 hours than were killed on the D Day landings in WW11. Shocking waste of life. Bloody hell that's criminal. I'd love to know what the thinking was? I guess hold the line for more power in peace, shocking waste of life.
November 10, 20187 yr Dunno if that's correct but an historian said before that hundreds lost their lives between the signing of the armistice at 5am and the implementation at 11... The delay was due to the armies knowing it would take a while to communicate the armistice.
November 10, 20187 yr Watched a good programme on the signing of the armistace on BBC2 this week. It all took place on a train carriage in the middle of nowhere. France took that train carriage and made a monument out of it lauding the fact they won the war vs Germany When Hitler invaded France he made the French sign their surrender in the same train carriage.
November 11, 20187 yr 21 hours ago, Ghana White said: Check out a street near you website. Just looked and a bloke who lived in our house lost his son in the great war, looks like most streets lost someone, makes it a bit more real strangely and depressing It certainly brings it home. Very moving.
November 11, 20187 yr On 10/11/2018 at 00:04, Traf said: Watched loads of footage this last week and it's incomprehensible about the vast numbers of people who lost their lives. I walked up our road to England's highest war memorial this morning as the local schoolkids held a service and laid wreaths. And with nobody there...
November 11, 20187 yr Many of us looking back had a relative who suffered during WW1 My late grandmothers (mums side) first husband died in 1914. I’ve never found out actually when and where, all I know he died during the war. Very surreal to think if he hadn’t died for us I wouldn’t be here now nor my children. Thank-you to all those who served and especially to those that paid the ultimate sacrifice, lest we forget.
November 11, 20187 yr The last post always get me. The German President attending and laying a wreath was very poignant. Hats off to him for that.
November 11, 20187 yr My great grandad died at the Somme. He was only 23 and like most was part of a huge mob from Bolton who never came back. Our arguments on the internet really do seem pathetic in this context.
November 11, 20187 yr 13 hours ago, Boothy said: Dunno if that's correct but an historian said before that hundreds lost their lives between the signing of the armistice at 5am and the implementation at 11... The delay was due to the armies knowing it would take a while to communicate the armistice. The Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, wanted the armistice to be signed at 2.30pm so that he could announce it 'live' to Parliament, but those on site stuck to their guns(!) that it should be at 11am, as that was the earliest they could be sure that the news had filtered through to all units.
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