Royal British Legion Somme 'shell fuse' Poppy Pins

[PorkInsider]

Mine arrived today.

Very pleased with it and hopefully the few quid will be useful to the RBL.

[don4l]

YorkshirePudding said:

DonkeyApple said:

The additional upside of these pins is that you now have to do a road trip to visit the grave of your soldier.

, We'll be going next year.

Do you know who you are going with. I would very strongly recommend going on a guided tour.

I've done some of the WWII Normandy sites with friends. I've just done a guided tour of Flanders and the Somme. It was fantastic, as well as very moving.

[chow pan toon]

don4l said:

YorkshirePudding said:

DonkeyApple said:

The additional upside of these pins is that you now have to do a road trip to visit the grave of your soldier.

, We'll be going next year.

Do you know who you are going with. I would very strongly recommend going on a guided tour.

I've done some of the WWII Normandy sites with friends. I've just done a guided tour of Flanders and the Somme. It was fantastic, as well as very moving.

Absolutely. WW1 Battlefields were incredibly moving but I don't think I'd have got as much out of it without doing a guided tour.

Thanks for the thread OP, I've ordered a couple.

[Vaud]

Ordered... thanks

[Quattromaster]

Ordered 2 of these Weds evening, arrived today.

Beautiful, the wife and I have spent the evening researching the fallen.

We are both guilty of only really thinking of these heroes on Rememberance Sunday, does us good to think of them more often.

My wife is a care home manager and plans on taking hers to work next week to show the residents.

[Justayellowbadge]

Mine just arrived. Thanks for bringing them to attention, Ray.

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

I'm absolutely delighted, and a little bit humbled, that my post has provoked so many to look at donating to the Royal British Legion, and receiving the same lovely pins as I did.

I hope you all enjoy your badges, and it's fabulous that you all feel the same as I do and the importance of never forgetting.

Peace and love to you all

[MikeT66]

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

I'm absolutely delighted, and a little bit humbled, that my post has provoked so many to look at donating to the Royal British Legion, and receiving the same lovely pins as I did.

I hope you all enjoy your badges, and it's fabulous that you all feel the same as I do and the importance of never forgetting.

Peace and love to you all

I'm usually one of the first to slag off 'social media' (FB/Tw4tter, etc), but it is fantastic when something like this gets such a positive response. Ordered mine today - wouldn't have known about it without your post, Ray, so a million thanks.

[RedBull]

What a lovely thing, just placed my order

[Vaud]

MikeT66 said:

I'm usually one of the first to slag off 'social media' (FB/Tw4tter, etc), but it is fantastic when something like this gets such a positive response. Ordered mine today - wouldn't have known about it without your post, Ray, so a million thanks.

Exactly this.

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

There really are some good people on here

[Kinky]

Justayellowbadge said:

Mine just arrived. Thanks for bringing them to attention, Ray.

+1

[PorkInsider]

Quick photo of mine to go with others already posted.

Thanks for starting the thread, Ray.

[sidicks]

Mine arrived today - very pleased.

Thanks again

Sidicks

[AndyDubbya]

2 ordered, one each for me & the Mrs, and a pair of cufflinks for me too. Nice one Ray

[Teppic]

RedBull said:

What a lovely thing, just placed my order

I ordered mine yesterday, then told my mum about them later in the evening over FaceTime. As soon as the conversation ended she ordered one too.

[silverthorn2151]

Very pleased with my one and bought my wife a poppy neck!ace that she loves at the same time.

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

This is all quite astonishing.

Thank you all too, it means a lot....and I'm so happy to see such commitment to the memory. It's a lovely thing to witness.

[Kinky]

[adamInca]

Ordered two last night.