Blackbriar 8,569 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Today marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Battle of the Somme. During 141 days of horror, over 419,000 British men were listed as killed, wounded or missing presumed dead. All sides suffered a staggering 1.3 million casualties and 72,000 British and Commonwealth troops were never identified, and have no known grave. One such man was my own great-grandfather..... Please take a moment today to spare all these fine men a thought - and may God rest their souls. Lest We Forget. 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnny.w 316 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 God bless them all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tenbob 17 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 We will remember them ....hero's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,121 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Apparently the statistics work out that 1 man died for every 1 inch they advanced.......shocking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,195 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 (edited) Apparently the statistics work out that 1 man died for every 1 inch they advanced.......shocking. reminds me of one of the many great sceens , from blackadder 4,,,, there in genrel melchods office ,,,and captin darling has a lump of earth on the table and explians that its what they captured that day,,,,melchod thinks its a moddle,,,,and asks what scale is it,,,,darling replys...."actua"l,,,,funny but very sad Edited November 18, 2016 by TOMO 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogFox123 1,379 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Yet basically no mention of it on the news...... Lest We Forget..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogFox123 1,379 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 A picture representing the 19,240 British soldiers who died on the first day of the battle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted November 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Apparently the statistics work out that 1 man died for every 1 inch they advanced.......shocking. reminds me of one of the many great sceens , from blackadder 4,,,, there in genrel melchods office ,,,and captin darling has a lump of earth on the table and explians that its what they captured that day,,,,melchod thinks its a moddle,,,,and asks what scale is it,,,,darling replys...."actua"l,,,,funny but very sad I find it deeply moving when Capt. Darling is sent to the front, in the final episode. He has a tear in his eye, and his voice thick with emotion. He realises he is doomed, and he says, "Wrote a note in my diary on the way here...just says "Bugger" " 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ratbuster 807 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 We owe them a LOT! Deep respect to all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,757 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 https://youtu.be/IglUmgYGxLM Black adder final scene Lest we forget Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,544 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 They were real men,just a number nowadays,but each of them had a family,friends,and each had a life,what a waste with numbers like that,Dogfox's pic gives perspective,shocking.I always think of the lochnagar crater when I hear the word Somme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumfelter 3,034 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 When I read of all the deaths in ww1 I find myself thinking what would Britain be like today if it had never happened with the larger population etc. While out me and the wife always look at the war memorials in the small villages and towns and it's hard to believe how many men from small communities were lost. Must have been heartbreaking, RIP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,195 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 When I read of all the deaths in ww1 I find myself thinking what would Britain be like today if it had never happened with the larger population etc. While out me and the wife always look at the war memorials in the small villages and towns and it's hard to believe how many men from small communities were lost. Must have been heartbreaking, RIP. i was watching a quiz show the other day,one question was ,,,,when did londons population get back up to the same as 1939,,,,,,the three choises were 1955,,,95,,,or 2015,,,,,i thought it would be 55 but was shocked it was 2015.... with the two world wars ,,,and spanish flue in the early 20th centuray,,,we lost alot of humans 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,544 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 I was just in the Canadian parliament building,I went in for the library to be honest as there are individual books in there with million dollar value,I also found the chamber of rememberance,very sombre place with a book for the Somme dead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,544 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 I was just in the Canadian parliament building,I went in for the library to be honest as there are individual books in there with million dollar value,I also found the chamber of rememberance,very sombre place with a book for the Somme dead. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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