DEEJAYKEG Posted August 3, 2014 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 4984 Achievement Points: 50727 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted August 3, 2014 The centenary of the outbreak of the First World War is being marked at the Tower of London in a visually stunning way with 888,246 ceramic poppies planted in the fortress's moat - one for each of the British and colonial casualties of that conflict. http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/03/tower-of-london-marks-wwi-centenary-with-dramatic-art-installation-4819866 HRH Prince Harry is visiting our town tomorrow for the dedication of the Step Short Arch as Folkestone was the primary embarkation point for troops going to fight in Belgium. http://www.stepshort.co.uk/ We have a permanent reminder of the sacrifice of Canadian troops nearby, at Shorncliffe Garrison, where there is a cemetery full of brave Canucks' graves. http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/memorials/shorncliffe.asp (The annual ceremony still takes place and local schoolchildren place flowers on each grave.) WE WILL REMEMBER THEM NITRO, FRENCHI, JohnnyDos and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
FRENCHI Posted August 4, 2014 Member ID: 1729 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 105 Topic Count: 279 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 7521 Content Per Day: 1.49 Reputation: 3632 Achievement Points: 49200 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 08/23/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 16, 2021 Birthday: 12/26/1969 Share Posted August 4, 2014 hier dans une mairie de ma commune j es vue l ordre de convocation de tous les hommes apte a la guerre qui date de 100 an suite a la déclaration de guerre allemande a la france .. Mais pour ce qui comprenne le francais un petit documentaire qui nous explique que souvent les guerre arrive après des problèmes économique des nation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sonovabich Posted August 4, 2014 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.28 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.93 Reputation: 5172 Achievement Points: 131491 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 1 Device: Windows Share Posted August 4, 2014 (edited) Fuck all the butchering Generals sending men over the top to be massacred day after day while they stayed safe miles from the front. When i was first married i lived next door to an old couple, Charlie the old gentleman was a stretcher bearer in the trenches, he had to go out when ceasefire permitted and look for the dead bodies of our soldiers, the things he saw traumatized him for life. Edited August 4, 2014 by Sonovabich Vicky, FRENCHI, JohnnyDos and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky Posted August 4, 2014 Member ID: 3830 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 39 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 68 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 92 Achievement Points: 1477 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/22/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 17, 2018 Birthday: 06/02/1996 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Visited Ypres and surrounding areas a few years ago, so emotional definitely pulls on the heart strings. RIP Sonovabich, FRENCHI, Damage_inc- and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
john tams Posted August 5, 2014 Member ID: 169 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 3 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 176 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 107 Achievement Points: 1355 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 29, 2021 Birthday: 03/24/1953 Share Posted August 5, 2014 My Grandfather served in the British army during the First World War, He was gassed, but survived the Somme massacre. After he came out of the army, He went to work down the mines and ended up getting crippled in an accident, which left him unable to work for the rest of his life. During the great influenza epidemic of the 1930s his wife (my Grandmother) died (age 34) leaving him with 8 kids to bring up, on a pit pension of £1-7s-11d in old money (£1-40p / or approx. $3 dollars todays money) a week. When WW2 broke out his eldest son my uncle William was one of the soldiers in the B.E.F who were eventually rescued from the Dunkirk beaches. After a spot of survivors leave he went back to war and fought in the western desert with the 8th army (desert rats) with General Montgomery. He was Killed in 1942. His name is on the El Alamein memorial as he has no known grave. My uncle was one of those who.... "Gave their tomorrows so we could have our todays" R.I.P uncle Bill. Vicky and Sonovabich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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