Corporal William Clark - Somme 1916

Relatives of those who fought in the battle of the Somme during the First World War are marking its 90th anniversary.
Robert Hall joined one man searching for a great-uncle who was killed in the battle, in northern France.
28th June 2006

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[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.

[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.

[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.

[boum62]

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

[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.