Blackbriar 8,569 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) I found this story very moving - my great-grandfather was killed at the Somme. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22253147 Edited April 23, 2013 by Blackbriar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Brave men. R.I.P. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 now thats the type of funerals that are worthy of taxpayers cash! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
readie 184 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 RIP fellas,a decent burials the very least our lads/lasses deserve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,777 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I read there were half a million unmarked graves from WW1 ...well pleased these guys have been laid to rest with the respect & gratitude this country owes them ..RIP . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
staffs riffraff 1,068 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Great story and at least now they will be bucked by family in marked graves Quote Link to post Share on other sites
staffs riffraff 1,068 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Bloody iPhone buried not bucked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepitcovert 842 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Sad to think there are so many more missing that may never be found my grandfather survived the trenches it changed his personality my grandmother said dont know whether she meant for the good or the bad. One thing i do know is he taught me the art of living off the land, poaching ferreting, ect, and for that i will always have the highest respect for what i considered my best teacher. YIS KIC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Well; That left me in tears. To the men 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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