Corporal William Clark - Somme 1916

[willewinky]

No marchers who have never taken the Queens Shilling, don't deserve to be pretending they have. I took the oat many years ago. Our boys are hero's for what they do, God bless our Queen and the UK.

[Chingchong052]

i found out my great grandad served in ww1 all the way from start to finish and he also served on gold or star beach in the 1944 invasion of europe to libarte france 'again' after that he then went back to the uk to train soldiers who were ready for combat until he retired i belive he died in the 1970s though of his wounds he recieved in ww1

[JohnEnglehorn]

those uniforms look soo cool

[machinegun0478714950]

you may be dead, you may be lost,you may have died in a brutal way for us.

BUT YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.......

RIP Cpl William Clark

[Rambonii]

My great grandpa went back to his old stopping grounds in like the fiftys or sixtys and told me when i was seven about his days back in his trench and how he lost his eye and explained to me about all his scars and how curiocity killed off most of his frends the first day they arrived in the trenches. Guess he set his helmet on the trench and it flew off and smacked him on the head he told me it looked like a pop can that had been shot with a shotgun lol too bad miss him lots

[Ralastar]

Is Britain charged with their rescue?

[chuddygirl37]

Thats exactly how I felt when I found my great uncle at Thiepval. Im so glad I and honoured that I found him, and will always remember......

[queensrgt1986]

A L GARDINER KIA YPRS 1915 AGE17

R ADAMS KIA SOMME 1-07-1916 AGE 21

Both From my hometown Eltham London Not Forgotten.

[Huestacal]

les anglais étaient vraiment bien équipés, bien mieux que nos soldat de 1914.

[nc69th]

One of the worste battles in world history. Also one of my favorite subjects of WWI to study, God Bless the Brits. There Sacrifice will never be forgotten.

[Yeevle]

God bless him. :)

[patchbod]

There's a great uncle of mine I found with my Dad up on thiepval as well. that place is astonishing.

[waffenlandser]

The first day of the Somme. July 1st 1916.

20,000 brave dead soldiers who die in vain to get more medals and more whiskey for their mad and senile general.

They are remembered in honour.

Haig will be forgotten as history buries him for good.

[waffenlandser]

The first day of the battle of the Somme. 20,000 dead boys executed by demented old drunks.

Rest Easy boys.

You are not forgotten.

[Blinclint]

Lest we forget.

[andrewshere]

His last sentence: "I think that's all that matters...the fact that he's not been forgotten."

And that's why we must always remember, from generation to generation. Please remember your 2 minutes silence wherever you are in the world.

[grindergaz]

Cpl William Clark. RIP Bonny Lad, We remember.

[boum62]

@grindergaz Lovely comment my friend. Shame Earl Haig din't face a firing squad for incompetance

[cumberlandgap]

My great grandfather was a bandsman/ stretcher-bearer with the DLI (TF) during WWI. He was gassed but came home. RIP Cpl William Clark.

"FAITHFUL"

[johnpindar]

It is a BBC news item shown in its entirety. However there is an interesting re-enactment British TV series called "The Trench" made a few years ago. I don't know if it is available on DVD.

[JohnnyH1982]

Thank you for posting this, it looks similar to the CBC Production "The Great War" where they took relatives of people who served with the C.E.F. and put them through basic and simulated trench life. The first world war is a very dear subject to me thank you for posting this.

What documentary was this btw? I woudl be very interested to see the full thing.

All the best

- Jonathan

[grandma11oclock]

Nice one mate! mAY ALL REST IN PEACE