stiletto_33853 Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 Today is the 1st July, please spare a thought for the men who 89 years ago went over the top, many of whom would never see the end of this tragic day. May they rest in peace, you are not forgotten. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike10764 Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 Today is the 1st July, please spare a thought for the men who 89 years ago went over the top, many of whom would never see the end of this tragic day. May they rest in peace, you are not forgotten. Andy <{POST_SNAPBACK}> R.I.P. all those who fell Spike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Nixon Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD60 Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 1st July 7h30... We do not forget them. ___________________________________________________ In memory of Abbé Martel died 1st July 1916 aged 22 (Somme) I do not know details but I can imagine he was with the soldiers of his regiment, giving them last words before he found death. R I P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salesie Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 Lost. Any news of Tommy? Just this telegram! All brown and neat but oh so black. They must’ve forgot that I’m his mam. Handed to me by that young boy Sam, Met at the door, heard bike on track. Any news of Tommy? Just this telegram! All dizzy and faint, just flopped on the jamb, When stuck in my hand from out of that sack. They must’ve forgot that I’m his mam. My bonny’s not killed, led like a poor lamb, Only caught with a small piece of flak? Any news of Tommy? Just this telegram! Tore off the edge; hope shored the dam, A few polite lines; regret never coming back. They must’ve forgot that I’m his mam. Greeted the floor with a mighty wham. Oh, Mrs Atkins! I’ll run and fetch Jack. Any news of Tommy? Just this telegram! They must’ve forgot that I’m his mam. © John Sales 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotswold Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 Somewhere in France dear mother Somewhere midst shot and shell Somewhere your boy is fighting Somewhere I dare not tell Somewhere my comrades are dying Somewhere they fight and fall Somewhere their hearts are sighing Somewhere God sees it all. Robert Osborne Dorman My thoughts are of those who fell. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnethmont Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 Gone but not forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Poilu Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 It' s a beautiful summer's day here - as it was in France on the 1st July, 89 years ago.. It seems impossible to imagine what had been happening for the last 15 minutes some 200 miles away on the Somme battlefields. So peaceful now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 It was bright and sunny at 0730 as myself, family plus Iain McHenry and Paul from Canada were at Ovillers cemetery overlooking Mash Valley. We read Henry Williamson's account of the attack up Mash Valley on 1st July. Black clouds then loomed over and while we were drinking chocolate chaud in Le Tommy, it began to rain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Bagshaw Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 Remembering the fallen......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKY Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 To all those brave men young and old from all nations, we salute you and will never forget. Tony and Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swizz Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 Just wanted to add the name of one man killed 89 years ago today above the Ancre - Captain Jim Davidson, Royal Irish Rifles. I will be attending the service at Belfast City Hall later today with him in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sheldon Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 Sadly today I am unable to be up on Redan Ridge remembering 1st Bn East Lancashire Regiment. 'Immediately our guns lifted from the German front line trenches, heavy machine gun fire was opened from the German front line; from Beaumont Hamel and Ridge Redoubt, Lieutenant Colonel Green personally counted eight machine guns firing on the battalion front. Simultaneously the German artillery barrage came down some 200-250 yards in front of our front line and on all assembly trenches. In spite of this terrific fire, the battalion advanced as steadily as if on manouevres until practically the whole battalion became casualties...' (Regimental History) It could be the story of the entire day from Gommecourt to Fricourt and I can never read it without my eyes misting over. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landsturm Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 Sunny, beautiful day even in Finland... For many days it`s been raining, but now...weird, like a real tribute to the ones who were in Somme on this date in 1916. Lest we forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcderms Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 For the 17th bttn HLI whose CO had the vision to ignore orders and had his men storm the German front line at Zero. To the men and boys of the 16th HLI, stuck on the wire as they tried to push past the Liepzig redoubt to Mucky Quarry. To the old soaks of the Royal Warks, pros sent to stiffen the enthusiasm of the New Army boys but paid the same price. Dulce et decorum est etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 God Bless them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Hesketh Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 Remembering my Great Uncle, Private Herbert Burman, killed on this day, Gommecourt, and all of his comrades in the 1/7th Sherwood Foresters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Godden Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 Remembering all those lads who fell 'doing their bit'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 (edited) I've just put in alphabetical order a list of men from my town/district who had joined the 'Kitchener' battalion 12th Royal Irish Rifles by 7th May, 1915. There were 321 names in all by this stage of the war and more were to follow. It is truly frightening to re-examine that list. Many of them fell or were wounded on 1st July. Many of them died before and after. This may sound ridiculous but in some way I would hope that this simple 'cut and paste' exercise in which I've looked at so many names is a small contribution to their memory. Des Now moving on to the other regiments/corps. Edited 1 July , 2005 by Desmond7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy 1 Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 rest in peace george,one amongst the many. thanks you brave lads andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick H Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 Remembering all who fell and those who returned injured, scarred in body and mind !! WE DO REMEMBER THEM STILL Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegill Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 Remembering my Uncle, Lance Corporal Leonard Harrison, killed on this day, Gommecourt, and all of his comrades in the 1/5th Sherwood Foresters. Sue Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burlington Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 The ignorance of the politicians and the generals, from all sides, led to so many deaths of young and not-so-young men and women from places as geograhically seperated as Ireland, India and the depths of the former Russian Empire. May they all rest in peace. We remember them- but for how long? Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaymen Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 'They Sleep In Heroes Graves' We will remember them now and forever. Glyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayne w Posted 1 July , 2005 Share Posted 1 July , 2005 My soon to be ex husband shouted at me today because I tried to remind daughter about Somme, dont worry tho, every time history proramme on tv she talks about 90 years ago and "Great War", so inculcation obviously works or grand passion..ps She is only four!! Jayne W x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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