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Passchendele, 100 years on.



Honky Tonx

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Jun 9, 2014
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What does it mean to you? My Grandfather said it was the worst experience of his life. He was at the battles you would not want to be at.
 






dangull

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Feb 24, 2013
5,105
There was an original race of people in Tasmania until the British arrived. `They were made extinct including some animals that were indigenous of that island.

The good guys are sometimes the bad guys in another era.
 


GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
46,480
Gloucester
What does it mean to you? My Grandfather said it was the worst experience of his life. He was at the battles you would not want to be at.

To be honest, I can't think of any battles I would want to be in! Full respect to those brave poor sods who were caught up in the whole horrid mess.
 








Worthing exile

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May 12, 2009
1,219
I am researching my family history and my maternal Grandfather was in the East Kent Regiment in WW1.

Fortunately his Battallion was sent to Mesopotamia (Iraq) instead of Europe otherwise I probably wouldn't be here now.

I cannot imagine what it must have been like for those young men, some as young as 15. I don't think the youth of today would be able to cope. They are all mouth.
 




happypig

Staring at the rude boys
May 23, 2009
7,935
Eastbourne
NSC keeps up its record of providing me with at least one new piece of knowledge everyday! :thumbsup:

As a footnote, after the battle, the British presented their adversaries with a bill for the ammunition used.
 




essbee1

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Jun 25, 2014
4,078
As a footnote, after the battle, the British presented their adversaries with a bill for the ammunition used.

Which probably didn't impress a certain A Hitler - a soldier in WW1.

Wasn't reparation and the grievances a big cause of WW2?
 



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