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don4l said:
Here is a photo of Passchendaele (in the Somme)
Passchendaele isn't in the Somme - it's just outside the Ypres Salient. It's one of the names synonymous with WW1.For those interested in visiting, Tyne Cot cemetery is in Passchendaele village, but the highly recommended Passchendaele museum is actually in Zonnebeke Chateau link
don4l said:
We heard a story about a man who slipped and went into the mud. His mates managed to get a rope around him. They spent several hours trying to pull him out before eventually giving up. Before his mates left, he asked them to shoot him.
They shot him.
Horrible.They shot him.
I remember reading an account of one British soldier who had been partially buried (headfirst) by earth thrown up from a shell explosion. His comrades saw his flailing legs and rushed to pull him out. Unfortunately the wide-brimmed Brodie helmet caught in the mound of dirt and the strap broke his neck.
I'm following the Great War Channel on Youtube, which is doing a week by week report of the war, 100 years on as it were. It's well done and also shows what was going on in eastern Europe and elsewhere, which is a change from the usual western front centric view we normally get in the UK.
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar
If you're interested in the small arms of the war, channels like C&Rsenal go into great detail.
E.g. The Lewis Gun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlsEmE5pM10
Also Forgotten Weapons is very good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NN5WjWY48M
Edited by Beati Dogu on Saturday 1st October 00:48
rednotdead said:
don4l said:
Here is a photo of Passchendaele (in the Somme)
Passchendaele isn't in the Somme - it's just outside the Ypres Salient. It's one of the names synonymous with WW1.For those interested in visiting, Tyne Cot cemetery is in Passchendaele village, but the highly recommended Passchendaele museum is actually in Zonnebeke Chateau link
I don't know why I thought that Passchendale was part of the Somme. I do know that the Somme tended to be a bit chalky, and so a bit less muddy.
I'll edit my post.
k me, what a thread.My to do list includes a visit next year, Grandad was gassed in Aug 1917 near Arras, his CO wrote a book on the regiment so I have a reasonable knowledge of where they were so will try to retrace their steps, and also go to the Menin gate.
He survived, not in full health but being gassed probably saved his life as the regiment went on to Passchendaele.
He survived, not in full health but being gassed probably saved his life as the regiment went on to Passchendaele.
john2443 said:
My to do list includes a visit next year, Grandad was gassed in Aug 1917 near Arras, his CO wrote a book on the regiment so I have a reasonable knowledge of where they were so will try to retrace their steps, and also go to the Menin gate.
He survived, not in full health but being gassed probably saved his life as the regiment went on to Passchendaele.
If there is somewhere in particular that you want to visit, then let the tour company know. They all appear to be very accommodating.He survived, not in full health but being gassed probably saved his life as the regiment went on to Passchendaele.
On the last day of our tour, the guide rushed us a bit. That afternoon we did a 45 minute detour so that someone could lay their poppy on a relative's grave.
Edited by don4l on Saturday 15th October 16:54
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