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Battle of the Somme..............1st July 1916
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Big | Report | 30 Jun 2006 09:18 |
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Cpt. Charles Swan Powell. 14.07.1916. RIP |
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TonyW | Report | 30 Jun 2006 09:17 |
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My Great Uncle died there - aged 19 - left two babies! |
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Rachel | Report | 30 Jun 2006 09:15 |
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Yes David such a terrible waste of lives. Let them never be forgotten. |
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DAVE B | Report | 30 Jun 2006 09:12 |
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Aw Rachel your cousin was killed day after my great grandad, there were 650,000 allied troops killed there and 450,000 German troops. Dx |
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Rachel | Report | 30 Jun 2006 09:07 |
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Thinking of my second cousin once removed - REGINALD STAPLEHURST Who fought with the Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Btn & was killed at the Somme on 17/08/1916. Before he went to war he worked as a Gardener at Langney Cemetery in Eastbourne. I often think of the Staplehurst family when I visit family graves there. |
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Joan | Report | 30 Jun 2006 08:41 |
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My Great Granfather Cpl. Oliver Rimmer of The Accrington Pals was killed in action 1st July 1916. God bless x |
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helenbell | Report | 30 Jun 2006 08:36 |
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In our thoughts!! Helenxx |
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R.B. | Report | 30 Jun 2006 08:33 |
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Thinking of you Poppy(Grandadad) who was taken a Prisoner during this Battle. R.B. 'IN FLANDERS FIELD THE POPPIES BLOW' |
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DAVE B | Report | 30 Jun 2006 08:30 |
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My great grandad was killed at the Somme on August 16th 1916 my grandad his son was fighting alongside him and survived |
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Our Em | Report | 30 Jun 2006 08:28 |
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Thinking of my grandad, who managed to survive the somme.xxx ( 22nd (Cheshire) regiment ) Sgt Reg Wright. |
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Sally Moonchild | Report | 30 Jun 2006 08:23 |
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Yes...poor lads.... |
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R.B. | Report | 30 Jun 2006 08:22 |
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Tomorrow is the 90th Anniversay of the terrible Battle. Least we forget. R.I.P. R.B. |
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