wife's grandfather made it through

but evidently with unseen demons.

After the war he resisted having electricity installed in his cottage for years. He finally relented at his wife's insistence. Day it was installed a fuse blew with an almighty bang, sending him into shock, and he committed suicide very shortly after.

The thing the lists of the dead never show are those who were horribly maimed, both externally and internally.

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Posted By: CWC on July 1st 2016 at 11:40:51

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My Grandad fought at the Somme (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 1, 10:38:14
- Mine fought in Mesopotamia against the Turks (General Chat) - derbyshire canary, Jul 1, 12:29:47
  - Early Mesopotamia campaign was horrid (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 1, 13:18:46
    - Grandad never talked about it, but ... (General Chat) - derbyshire canary, Jul 1, 13:43:15
- And mine... (General Chat) - yellowman, Jul 1, 11:54:39
  - Mum was a young girl ...... (General Chat) - yellowman, Jul 1, 12:14:05
- wife's grandfather made it through (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 1, 11:40:51
- Full respect to him and all that fought. We just held a service of remembrance in (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 1, 11:35:55
- Full honour to him and all others who did that (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 1, 11:30:31
- Tragic waste of human life......for what ? (n/m) (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Jul 1, 11:29:53
- Mine too, 3rd battalion Norfolk Regiment, strange to think that 100 years ago...... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jul 1, 11:09:03
- Some Somme pictures. (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jul 1, 10:48:01
  - Your numbers are right, mine weren't (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 1, 11:51:05
  - That was just the 1st day - over a million killed or wounded in total (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 1, 10:52:49
    - indeed (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jul 1, 11:18:09
  - Fucking lunacy. Sadly, we will never learn (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 1, 10:51:01
    - Stronger together (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 1, 11:40:44
- Mine always said he was grateful for having both his feet amputated (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 1, 10:47:24
- Lest we forget. (General Chat) - Bungle, Jul 1, 10:41:29
  - not quite poppies but you can purchase them after! (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 1, 10:43:16

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