Subdeacon Joe Posted November 1, 2017 Posted November 1, 2017 Quote Each figure represents an Allied soldier killed on the first day in the Battle of the Somme, all 19240 of them...Rest easy warriors Chilling.
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 2, 2017 Posted November 2, 2017 We can be thankful America was not yet in the war.
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted November 2, 2017 Posted November 2, 2017 The product of 20th century weapons and 19th century tactics and Generals.
grenadier Posted November 2, 2017 Posted November 2, 2017 I've often wondered where our world would be today as far as technological advancements, if not so many people died during WW1 and WWII. Did the future discover for a cure for cancer fall at the Somme? Did the young man who would find a way to end hunger fall Tunisia somewhere?
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted November 2, 2017 Posted November 2, 2017 My uncle, Ernie, lied about his age, forged his step-mother's signature and enlisted in 1915 at 15 years old, in the Stormont, Dundas and Glengary Highlanders. He was in France before his 16th birthday, in the same regiment as his Father! Bugler,then machine gun operator. He was awarded The Military Medal and the Belgian Croix de Guerre. In 1939, at the outbreak of WWII, he volunteered again, but only served in Canada. God Bless Uncle and thank-you for your service.
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