Your numbers are right, mine weren't

Almost 60,000 casualties of which almost 20,000 dead; over a million casualties over the whole battle of the Somme.

Posted By: Old Man on July 1st 2016 at 11:51:05

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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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