crawshawbooth Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 walked up to Dunscar memorial in the pouring rain, there were thousands there after, walking into Bromley cross for a pint in the flag i looked back and it was like Manny road on a match day A photo didnt feel appropiate under the circumstances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Happy Wanderer said: 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. If you search on the cwgc website giving just the surname and indicating First World War you will get a list of names with regiment or equivalent and date of death and grave/memorial details. Once the list appears you can then sort it into date of death order and see which are possible matches. My grandfather's record shows the addresses of both his parents and his wife, who it names, as well as details of the cemetery and plot reference. For memorials such as Menin Gate it shows the panel number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolton va va Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 13 minutes ago, crawshawbooth said: walked up to Dunscar memorial in the pouring rain, there were thousands there after, walking into Bromley cross for a pint in the flag i looked back and it was like Manny road on a match day A photo didnt feel appropiate under the circumstances Yep, I was there & spoke briefly to one of the organisers who said it was the biggest turnout he could ever remember, especially impressive considering the awful weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) My Granddad lost his Dad on the last day of The Somme, and a brother aged 19 at Gallipoli. He'd have been aged about 11 at the time, just imagine. He never mentioned it, I only found out after he died. Further to what Malcolm mentioned in a previous post, there's also a site run by volunteers that is photographing every memorial - www.twgpp.org Edited November 11, 2018 by ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter fatolive Posted November 11, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2018 16 minutes ago, MalcolmW said: If you search on the cwgc website giving just the surname and indicating First World War you will get a list of names with regiment or equivalent and date of death and grave/memorial details. Once the list appears you can then sort it into date of death order and see which are possible matches. My grandfather's record shows the addresses of both his parents and his wife, who it names, as well as details of the cemetery and plot reference. For memorials such as Menin Gate it shows the panel number. There was a great thread on here a while back where someone had done this and someone else happened to be visiting the site and got pics and paid respects there for them I’m sure. cant remember the posters involved but it was fantastic reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 34 minutes ago, fatolive said: There was a great thread on here a while back where someone had done this and someone else happened to be visiting the site and got pics and paid respects there for them I’m sure. cant remember the posters involved but it was fantastic reading It was Nobster who visited the grave at Thiepval of my grandmothers brother who died near the end of the war Took a load of photos and posted a certificate iirc to my Mum Amazing act of kindness from him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted November 11, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2018 No poppy on the Celtic shirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 19 minutes ago, Spider said: No poppy on the Celtic shirts. Got me in a catch 22 I'm not a fan of the forced wearing of poppies but it doesn't sit right with celtic being pretty much the only club in Britain not wearing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted November 11, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2018 35 minutes ago, frank_spencer said: Got me in a catch 22 I'm not a fan of the forced wearing of poppies but it doesn't sit right with celtic being pretty much the only club in Britain not wearing them. The fact this is 100 years since the end of WW1 and that many many Irish died in that conflict (it was part of the UK then) is obviously lost on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 30 minutes ago, Winchester White said: The fact this is 100 years since the end of WW1 and that many many Irish died in that conflict (it was part of the UK then) is obviously lost on them. Even not bringing Ireland into it there was plenty of glaswegian men died in ww1 nevermind those who've lost their lives since. It just seems to be an attempt to keep the sectarian bollocks going rather than putting it aside for just 1 day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySanchez Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) Did Matic play today and did he get a load of abuse? Edited November 11, 2018 by DirtySanchez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 1 minute ago, DirtySanchez said: Did Matic play today and did he get a load of abuse? He was playing didn't notice any abuse on the telly though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 I get Matic and his poppy thing and fair play to him for explaining it. He made his decision and was open about it. Can’t criticise him for that Celtic. Hhhhmmmm!!!! I have some really good Celtic mates and tbh they shake their heads. There’s a small group of fans who do all the pro-IRA/anti-British shit. All three of my mates lost family members in one of the wars. Their view is that Celtic are bowing to pressure from these idiots and are heaping pressure on themselves One of them said that basically they will do the opposite of Rangers. Simple as that. And if it inflames sectarianism then so what. He’s had enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter fatolive Posted November 11, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2018 6 hours ago, MancWanderer said: It was Nobster who visited the grave at Thiepval of my grandmothers brother who died near the end of the war Took a load of photos and posted a certificate iirc to my Mum Amazing act of kindness from him That was the one, made really good reading, fair play to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghana White Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I can't see why Celtic can't wear a green poppy at least, I guess that would cause problems though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobster Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I've been over to Belgium this summer visited the Tyne Cot Memorial as my wife's grandfather is one of the 35,000 soldiers named on walls that surround the cemetery who's bodies were never found. We also went to see Menin Gate memorial at Ypres and spent a day at Passchendaele wandering the battlefield, very humbling to stand where so many men lost their lives in such terrible conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal white Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I see the Mayor of Sheffield turned up at the Sheffield parade wearing a white poppy. Needless to say it didn’t go down to well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Seems to have received a mixed view in the press. Fair fuck to him I say the white poppy is meant as a remembrance of those who died in war but a statement that future wars should be avoided. I could understand the outrage if he turned up with no poppy( or didn't turn up cos it was raining ;)) then again he's been a vocal opponent of the right since his appointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted November 12, 2018 Moderators Share Posted November 12, 2018 what does it matter about the colour? can't say I've heard of a white poppy before, but if the sentiment is the same, no problem can't be arsed with folk who get upset about who does and doesn't wear a poppy - it's not compulsory "where's your poppy yer cunt" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted November 12, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted November 12, 2018 If the sentiment is the same, then why change? As mentioned on another thread, leave politics at home for the day. Get back to it Monday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted November 12, 2018 Moderators Share Posted November 12, 2018 googled it and saw there's a purple poppy for animals who lost their lives during the war if I'd known I'd have got one of the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athywhite1958 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I reproduced a list of all 335 from Atherton who lost their lives during the Great War, it is on display in Colls clubhouse, Wigan Archives provided all the information required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghana White Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I saw a rainbow poppy for the first time this year, it's all remembering I can't get to wound up by it. I can't understand the attack on the white poppy, surely future peace is what everyone wants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 White poppies have been around for a while now. I don't care what colour poppy, if any, people wear. Each to their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted November 12, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted November 12, 2018 6 hours ago, ZicoKelly said: googled it and saw there's a purple poppy for animals who lost their lives during the war if I'd known I'd have got one of the dog Seems a bit cruel to shove a pin in your dogs chest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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