fatcalf Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Not strictly Cub related but I sure as Hell won't demean it by putting it in Compost Corner. 96 years ago thousands of brave men walked towards certain death, lions led by donkeys. Lest we forget. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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trainbus Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Visited the battlefields of The Somme a couple of years ago. Will never forget what it was like and how it made me feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Posted this in years gone past and will continue to do do. Apologies, not sure how to embed via the phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 My Grandfather served his country at this time and lost his 2 brothers in WW1. One was killed during the opening battle of The Somme and another in 1917. From my research the conditions those brave men were under were truly horrendous. We owe all of those who served a tremendous debt of gratitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEWELL Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Yes brave men indeed as they were in ww2 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Made Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Those that sacrifice so much, should never be forgotten. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special aka Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Those that sacrifice so much, should never be forgotten. RIP. Absolutely ..................... and the HLI did their fighting in kilts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakes Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 I'm sure the HLI didn't have a kilt and were the only Highland reg to wear trews? Not specifically at The Somme but in general. My Great-Grandfather was HLI during WW1 and as terrible as it sounds, I'm glad it wasn't me. Those lads went through Hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special aka Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 My Great Grandfather served in the HLI and was fatally wounded by a Turkish bullet in November 1918. His remains are buried in the Commonwealth Cemetery in Baghdad. It was them that told me he would have fought in a kilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 My late Grandpa fought in the First World War and was one of the lucky ones to come home safely. This is also a time to remember the British servicemen in the First World War who were shot for desertion, when in fact most were suffering from shell shock. This is a moving song about those who were executed by their own side. The video contains some historic WW1 footage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U-MfTNwL-Q&feature=endscreen&NR=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakes Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Sorry to hear that Pie. Shamefully, I know very little about the HLI. I'd love to find out more but I just haven't done it. Of all the members of my family who have served, his is the service I know least about and I really should get my act together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special aka Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 I have my Great Grandfather's personal effects, posted home to his widow. It was a Church friend of my Mother's who suggested searching the Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site, ( I think it was), for his details. I was actually able to find the date of his death - the day before hostilities ceased - and identify his burial plot. I google earth'd over Baghdad and found the Great North Gate cemetery ............. and felt a strange feeling that there he lies in ancient Mesapotamia, cut down at the age of 37, an Irish immigrant who fought for the country that had given him sanctuary and so much hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 The CWGC website was tremendous. Just used it last week for my great uncles, lost in WWII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 My Grandfather served his country at this time and lost his 2 brothers in WW1. One was killed during the opening battle of The Somme and another in 1917. From my research the conditions those brave men were under were truly horrendous. We owe all of those who served a tremendous debt of gratitude. Following the death of his brothers, it would appear that my Grandfather was removed from direct front line action and was attached to the Italian heavy Artillery for his mechanical skills. I suppose it was a bit of a Saving Private Ryan scenario, having previously lost 2 of the 3 brothers in front line battles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that hat Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Great grandfather killed in November 1914 at Ypres with the HLI, only found out after I'd been there several years ago. To date the three war cemeteries at Arras is the most poignant demonstration of the butchery of WWI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 I can only echo the thoughts of others and remember the fallen. It was only recently that I really learned of the absolute horrors of WW1. Sadly much of thew message has been lost, understandably, through sanitisation of events. Traditional poetry, films and written records never really portrayed life in the trenches as it actually was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special aka Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Can you begin to imagine the public outcry had the Great War been covered with modern day media capability ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Six members of my family died in the First World War, a number at the Battle of Arras, others at Ypres and the Somme. Madness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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