7.30 am July 1st 1916 Battle of the Somme
Today is the 100yr anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Read here Please
At 7.30am I sat in my kitchen in silence and observed the two minute silence in reverence for all the English, French and German soldiers who died in not only that battle but in that war…To end all wars , but also the those who died in the next war and the next and so on! From all the countries in the world.
Death, Desolation, Destruction!
Men taught hate men taught to wait til death comes to claim them
Stink, Stench Smell
Bodies sinking in the mud tell their own story.
Is this man’s best glory.
Drench, Damp Dripping
Their guns are filthy,bullets all spent . They all gave up hoping.
Boom,Bang Whistle,
They no longer hear they no longer fear the hair on their necks no longer bristle.
Dead all dead and…
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In memory of the Battle of the Somme
1st July – 18th November 1916 It was the largest battle of the First World War on the Western Front; more than one million men were wounded or killed, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history.
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