Remembering the Somme...

[Thudnut]

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.

http://www.greatwar.co.uk/westfront/ypsalient/meningate/lastpost.mp3

Heroes, one and all.
God bless them.

Thudnut

[Rossolad]

Remembering my Grandad, Private George H. 1/7th DLI

All gave some, some gave all.

Rossolad

[harribobs]

I've just got back from laying a flower at the centaph in manchester



For all the pals who fell on this day, 1st July 1916

[CarolBurns]

Annie - lovely site - worth keeping in favourites as I didn't know about it

Will use it often


To everyone who was there and fought for their country and the freedom of us all


For Private William Hugh Thomas - Welsh Regiment - died 1917 aged 20 years

 

[CarolBurns]

On Granada News the other day they showed a young boy aged 15 visiting the War Grave of his Great Great Uncle. He had heard so many stories about him and found his grave. To see such a young person stood there with tears in his eyes for this man was touching. It was only while being taught about WW1 at school and the Somme that he realised how much his ancestor had sacrificied for him.

Our Grandson , aged 3 has also been learning about it at Pre school. He's a bit too young to understand but the seed is now sown. His auntie aged 9 asked me if we knew anyone who had died in WW1 and sat listening intently when I told her about the ones I had found.

  Hopefully the next generation and each one after that will remember so that the same will not happen again

Carol

[manchester regt]

for pte lawrence hartley [my grandfather] age 19,machine gunner,wounded and captured,march 1918,and to the memory of all those brave men he was forced to kill in a war that even the devil condemned,mack

[PrueM]

To the memories of:

Sgt Harry McKay, 3154, 12th Machine Gun Company, AIF - wounded at Messines Jun 1917 and came home, aged 22.

Pte Arthur St John Ingram, 4729, East Surrey Regiment, killed in France 11 Jan 1916, aged 26

Pte Frank Gordon, S/43207, Gordon Highlanders, killed in France 12 Feb 1917, aged 25

May they rest in peace

[SallyF]

In memory of:

Pte William Steel of the Northumberland Fusiliers

who died on the first day of the Somme, along with 90% of his batallion.   


Sally

[Su]

In memory of all young men and woman who have lost their lives in sensless wars throughout time.

And still it goes on .... 

Su