Royal British Legion Somme 'shell fuse' Poppy Pins

Royal British Legion Somme 'shell fuse' Poppy Pins

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PorkInsider

5,877 posts

140 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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Mine arrived today.

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

don4l

10,058 posts

175 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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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.
yes, 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

12,356 posts

236 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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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.
yes, 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

50,289 posts

154 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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Ordered... thanks smile

Quattromaster

2,904 posts

203 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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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

37,057 posts

241 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Mine just arrived. Thanks for bringing them to attention, Ray.

Ray Luxury-Yacht

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8,910 posts

215 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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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 thumbup

MikeT66

2,680 posts

123 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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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 thumbup
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

1,142 posts

221 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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What a lovely thing, just placed my order smile

Vaud

50,289 posts

154 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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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. smile

Ray Luxury-Yacht

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8,910 posts

215 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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There really are some good people on here biggrin

Kinky

39,368 posts

268 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Justayellowbadge said:
Mine just arrived. Thanks for bringing them to attention, Ray.
+1 thumbup

PorkInsider

5,877 posts

140 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Quick photo of mine to go with others already posted.

Thanks for starting the thread, Ray.


sidicks

25,218 posts

220 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Mine arrived today - very pleased.

Thanks again
beer
Sidicks

AndyDubbya

939 posts

283 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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2 ordered, one each for me & the Mrs, and a pair of cufflinks for me too. Nice one Ray thumbup

Teppic

7,317 posts

256 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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RedBull said:
What a lovely thing, just placed my order smile
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. smile

silverthorn2151

6,298 posts

178 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Very pleased with my one and bought my wife a poppy neck!ace that she loves at the same time.

Ray Luxury-Yacht

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8,910 posts

215 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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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

39,368 posts

268 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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adamInca

207 posts

142 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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Ordered two last night.