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2nd July 1916, the day the women suffered.

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AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 2 Jul 2013 09:05

I have a newspaper cutting which shows my gt grandmother looking for her son - my great uncle - apparently she was unaware he had joined up - the article appeared in the local newspaper the day he was killed in action in France -

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

BarneyKent

BarneyKent Report 2 Jul 2013 08:45

Today, 2nd July 1916 was the most terrible day for the women and families of Britain and her Allies. That was the day after the terrible Battle of the Somme when 20,000 British soldiers died in a single day.

The 2nd July was the day when the wives, mothers, girl friends and families began to receive the dreaded telegrams:

"Regret inform you your son..........has been killed in action........."

"Regret inform you your husband............is missing presumed dead......."

"Regret inform you that your son...........has been reported missing........."


Whole streets and villages were quite literally left without young men. What a wonderful generation of women they were to recover from such a tragedy and raise families which made our country what it is.

My grandmother was one of them, she was left with an eight month old baby, (my Dad). What a wonderful woman she was.

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