ejwalshe Posted 26 October , 2019 Share Posted 26 October , 2019 The Battle of the Somme is one of the most famous military events in British history – synonymous with huge loss of life and costly failure. After months of deadlock on the Western Front, a joint British and French offensive was planned to break through the German lines north of the River Somme in mid-1916. Royal Engineer Thomas Dewing: "Frankly the Battle of the Somme was a ghastly mistake. We didn’t realise that at the time but at the first church parade after that we’d an idea what a shambles it had been. We fell in as usual for the church parade and then the infantry came in – a mere handful. In each battalion, a mere handful of people. And the colonels sat in front of what was left of their battalions, sat there sobbing. And we were completely taken aback, didn’t realise it was anything like that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 27 October , 2019 Share Posted 27 October , 2019 As ever, very good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejwalshe Posted 27 October , 2019 Author Share Posted 27 October , 2019 Thanks for watching, @stripeyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi Posted 27 October , 2019 Share Posted 27 October , 2019 Thanks to you for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17107BM Posted 27 October , 2019 Share Posted 27 October , 2019 Very grateful. Great footage. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted 27 October , 2019 Share Posted 27 October , 2019 Thanks for posting, great to hear from the men who were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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