WW1 Revisited
A Great War Journey with Paul Reed
Somme: The Soldier’s Cemeteries of the Somme
As the summer moves on, the rolling chalk downland fields of the Somme are filled with corn; blowing gently in the breeze as larks sing in the sky above. Here and there are scattered the small soldier’s cemeteries of the Somme battlefields; comrades cemeteries of men who fought and died together, now buried together. They mark the passage of conflict over this ground a century ago and their quiet majesty continues to inspire new generations of visitors to the battlefields of the Great War. This cemetery is Thistle Dump near High Wood, the scene of heavy fighting between July and September of 1916. There are 196 burials here, of which 59 are unidentified.
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GREAT PHOTO!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!
Brian & I came here on a day trip for a snooze before returning to Calais one long distant Summer. We were ‘comrades’ then & still remain so. Fond memories of times past, my life is richer for having had the opportunity to visit the battlefields with Brian, a true gentleman, although now sadly diminished.
Thank you for sharing , this is the resting place of our Grandfather William Clark Stewart Sept 26 1916 , Our thanks to all who gave all may they be resting in peace