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    The Somme; 90 years on

    1st class web site -have saved in favorites to explore at my leisure
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    The Somme; 90 years on

    In To-days copy of 'The Daily Mail' there is the following dedication.  I thought you might like to share these thoughts: 'In Memory of the NEWFOUNDLANDERS and LABRADORIANS who fought at the Battle of the Beaumont Hamel on 1st July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The...
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    The Somme; 90 years on

    JackD.............Many thanks, some hours (or days) of reading and study here
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    The Somme; 90 years on

    [b]OVER THE TOP - JULY 1ST 1916[/b] It is utterly impossible to describe one's feelings during the hours of waiting for zero hour- the mind is full of wild thoughts and fancies which are utterlybeyond control. Recollections of friends and dear ones, places we have seen and known and different...
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    The Somme; 90 years on

    Thanks for that - I am part of a 1st WW Study group associated with the Imperial War Museum in London - Both my maternal & paternal Grandfathers died in the Great War, My Father was wounded in the second and I was wounded in Northern Ireland - dues paid? Regarding the sudy group we are entitled...
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    The Somme; 90 years on

    To all my detractors - sorry! All I was reporting was the recognition attributed to The Royal Newfoundland Regiment on the Somme. 'Lest we forget - what!!!!
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    The Somme; 90 years on

    This is my first post since joining 10 minutes ago, I have just watch a programme on UK TV in Nottingham showing 'The Royal Newfoundland Regiment' and their heroic advance on the Somme - everyone a hero - led by incompetents.
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