Garron Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 Mametz wood.1st time there & It was just the contrast of me,Bruce & Garron sittin there in total silence,trying to imagine what went on there before the birds stopped singing. thats when kevin came in [bad french accent]"gordon bennit"[/bad frech accent] i got that on my mobile During all that he only thing on my mind was L/CPL Harry Fellows poem, 'Mametz Wood 1916 and 1984' the last lines are Where once there was war, now peace reigns supreme, and the birds sing again in Mametz Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wily Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 looking into mametz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wily Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 edge of mametz from flatiron cemty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wily Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 flatiron looking towards caterpilar valey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wily Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 stil working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wily Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 RND Memorial Beaucort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wily Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 I'm stil working too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrieduncan Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 Off topic,the memories of the friendliness & comradeship of the blokes on the tour ,to a total stranger ,made my wee trip something to put on my to do again list. Dave, the feeling is mutual mate. This was the first time I had met all the pals on tour except one. The fact that we all got on so well right from the get go really made the trip that extra bit more special. Thanks guys, it was a fantastic tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wily Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 Why the Somme is special to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garron Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 Mametz Wood excuse the quality, the conversion from .3gpp to FLV mess up the quality its only there for kev's little outburst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wily Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 for the record, this was one of my best ever trips, the friendships made will last forever i'm sure, the early morning forays, the late evening trips, the rum ration, but last but not least the reason why we went, a common bond of careing for those who went before and paid the ultimate price, to them all, we will be eternally gratefull. We will remember them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tafski Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 just such a stirring monument cant resist posting again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest tafski Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 well pals friendships have been forged look forward to the next trip memorys i have loads heres just a few the first morning hearing the lewiss gun rattling off magazine after magazine cheers KEV zzzzzzzzzzzz getting caught in the flood lights whilst leaving the rum ration hearing Kev as he entered Mametz wood that stopped the birds singing hearing kev singing wel pom pom poming great company all day every day and nobody dieing from my cooking and watching one man and his dog in the sheep pen a perfect drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 Leipzig Redoubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tafski Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 a catalogue pose advertising the good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 taken by baldrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 another from Baldrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tafski Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 sterling work by jack alexander and his team, only trouble is some one or persons have stolen at least 2 saltire flags from this monument can you believe it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 anothe baldrick special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malte Znaniecki Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 Super pics one better than the other will go to see these places too in time very intersting malte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 life goes on from Baldrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garron Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 My memories (no real order) 1 Mametz wood, the birds singing and harry fellows poem running through my mind, then kev entering 2 Flat Iron Copse Cem, seeing the two brothers side by side. 3. meeting some great people who hopefully i will stay in contact with for a long time. 4. the rum ration, great place to have a drink. 5. the nahn bread (spelling), never trust me to cook anything Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted 5 April , 2007 Share Posted 5 April , 2007 another Baldrick special angle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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