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PersonFiznlil
30/6/2016 at 11:58pm
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Tonight we attended a very moving Mass at a church in nearby Barnsley remembering the "Barnsley and Sheffield Pals".
100 years ago these young men went over the top at the beginning of the Battle of the Somme, most did not go home.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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Personmike+judi
01/7/2016 at 12:46am
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I went over to Ypres a few years ago now. A very humbling experience and quite haunting at the thoughts of all those lives lost for our futures.

I'll be having a quiet moment at 0730 this morning to remember the fallen.

We shall remember them.

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Personficklejade
01/7/2016 at 1:13am
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Remember going on (as part of a very jolly holiday with fellow one make vintage car enthusiasts) to visit the site of an underground hospital from WW1 and seeing all the gravestones. My memory fails me as to where but we were all humbled by that visit and a vision/feeling that doesn't go away. I won't forget.

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Personkennyboy14
01/7/2016 at 5:13am
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Total respect to those brave people who fought so gallantly for us , what they faced I cant imagine ,thank you each and every one of them .


PersonCamping nutcase
01/7/2016 at 8:33am
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Those that came home rarely talked of the horrors.


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Personjeff juke
01/7/2016 at 8:46am
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Thank you all you brave men that fell so that we could have a better life.



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Animals have feelings..

JEFF................


PersonHedgehugger
01/7/2016 at 1:40pm
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The scale of loss of life, injury and damage to mental health was so massive it's hard to comprehend. There are none left now who were there, but many of us know of someone who was, even if they never spoke of their experiences. For their sake and all the others who never came home, or came home grievously damaged in body or mind, we will remember.


Person664DaveS
01/7/2016 at 5:22pm
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We went to Ypres a couple of weeks ago.
The last post was vey moving,with a pipe band on the Saturday night too.
Lots of wreaths laid,many by schoolchildren and cadets.Nice to see.

My grandfather fought in the area and was gassed,leaving a legacy of chest issues.All he said was that he was lucky to come home.
We owe them so much.


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PersonMucker1884
03/7/2016 at 8:03am
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Never (knowingly!) knew anyone involved in this, and have never visited the area, but having a son that has already been to war twice, in admittedly different and more modern circumstances, any mention of this sort of event never fails to make me sit back, and give thanks that he is currently home safe (still serving).
If only for the unimaginable sacrifices these guys made, I give thanks, and eternal gratitude.


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Personpath20
03/7/2016 at 4:13pm
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We have been on the Somme for the past week. It has been a very emotional experience. We visited as many of the cemeteries as we could and each one had a story to tell.Quite often the men were buried close to were they fell. Even though it was the centenary many cemeteries were peaceful with just the birds singing. All of them were beautifully kept. I had never been before and wondered why I hadn't in over seventy years. We were also fortunate and honoured to be at Thiepval on July 1st.A few tears were shed that day.
We have met many people from all over the commonwealth all coming to pay their respect.
Yesterday we left the Somme and I felt as though we were leaving a little bit of England behind. Now I understand why people go back every year. I know we will be back.
We must never forget, their sacrifice must be remembered for generations to come.


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PersonBridgelayer
03/7/2016 at 5:51pm
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My wife's grandfather was one of the lucky ones. He "only" lost an arm, but he was never, what he would call "hampered" by it. Shortly after his demob he saved the life of a young lad who was drowning, by diving into the water and pulling him to safety.

He was certainly one of my heroes and will Never be forgotten.

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Personjeff juke
04/7/2016 at 1:13am
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I would have thought he only could swim in a circle ??


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JEFF................



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