Deborah (debris4spike) wrote,
Deborah
debris4spike

WWI ... # 2

So, I am still on my last day - in the area of the battle of the Somme ... and yes, my Granddad went "over the top" on July 1st ... and survived the day. That July 1st is known as the "Bloodiest day in the British Army"

My suprise, as you see the land, is that any survived!

Picture heavy again

Looking across the battlefields towards the Thiepville Memorial
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These woods (were stumps) is where my Granddad was based in July - September 1916
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A few pieces from the museum
photo Somme Museum Peronne 48_zpsk7nnq6tf.jpg
photo Somme Museum Peronne 36_zpscd4iatr8.jpg
Sorry, but seeing the kit laid out like, looked a little creepy to me
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photo Somme Museum Peronne 12_zpsvokclzw2.jpg
photo Somme Museum Peronne 9_zpsdud5kpcc.jpg
Granddad was in the Northamptonshire Regiment
photo Dud Corner Cemetery 9_zps9g1tkzx8.jpg
The Queen Mother's brother's name
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Vimy Ridge - held by the Canadians
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French graves
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German Graves
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ARRAS .... rebuilt as it was pre-1914
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Arras Cemetery - the memorial to the Royal Flying Corps, The Naval Air Service, and the Royal Air Force (formed when the 2 were amalgamated 1/4/18)
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photo Arras Cametery 20_zpspgjoohqz.jpg
photo Arras Cametery 12_zpsqqxbtnkf.jpg
photo Arras Cametery 9_zpsm8nxa6ba.jpg
photo Arras Cametery 8_zpsbgcqetho.jpg
Tags: camera, france, granddad c, holiday 2018, remembrance, war, wwi
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