I was there - at that exact spot - yesterday. It was a very mournful day, with a cloudy sky. There was no one else around. There were a couple of photos of soldiers, placed by their families no doubt, on the bank.
I read Andrew Motion's beautiful poem, "The Death of Harry Patch" and am not ashamed to admit I shed tears.
@BritVet ....I think you'll find this was actually "B" Company ,16th Lancashire Fusiliers, The Eccles Pals. (part of the Salford Pals Battalions. Theres a very good Pen & Sword publication with stills showing exactly the same scenes and people.
In the final 15 seconds you can see a man lying down facing the camera talking to an officer who is also lying down with his back to the camera. He is a bomber whos lips have been read. He is saying "I hope they have the right place if not i am going to bomb them and leave" just been there last week
Among the first to go of a now lost generation. May they all have perpetual peace.
7thepathfinder 2 days ago
Most of those men would've died that day.
Phanerozoic1 2 months ago
Just been to Beaumont Hamel and the sunken lane again to pay my respects.
MrSlhunt 2 months ago
I was there - at that exact spot - yesterday. It was a very mournful day, with a cloudy sky. There was no one else around. There were a couple of photos of soldiers, placed by their families no doubt, on the bank.
I read Andrew Motion's beautiful poem, "The Death of Harry Patch" and am not ashamed to admit I shed tears.
THthefirst 5 months ago
@BritVet ....I think you'll find this was actually "B" Company ,16th Lancashire Fusiliers, The Eccles Pals. (part of the Salford Pals Battalions. Theres a very good Pen & Sword publication with stills showing exactly the same scenes and people.
mistral55 7 months ago
my great grandad pte James Healey was one of them died 1/7/1916. rip
roytheboy65 11 months ago
In the final 15 seconds you can see a man lying down facing the camera talking to an officer who is also lying down with his back to the camera. He is a bomber whos lips have been read. He is saying "I hope they have the right place if not i am going to bomb them and leave" just been there last week
axlefish 1 year ago
the actual road is still there and you can see where our boys tunnelled into it from across the fields.
Thewoodmiester 1 year ago
well its hard to put words to that clip.....so i think i will leave it there..........:(
glynnboo71 2 years ago
I was there in july. There is a track at the side that leads to a small cemetery. There were poppies growing. Very piognant.
yellowhornet600 2 years ago