Remembrance Day

[Garpal Gumnut]

Today is 11/11 , in the year 1914 millions of men were sent to war to serve imperialist aims.

Lest we forget.

gg

 

[IFocus]

I always mark the day with reverence.

Both grandfathers served in the trenches of France, both seriously wounded, one several times evacuated to England patched up and sent back to the horrors of the trenches twice, the other after being at the front for some time the only survivor of 15 when a German shell hit his trench.

Ended up losing his leg due to gangrene laying in the field hospital.

Neither received a cent or help for the injuries incurred on return and both lived out very hard lives.

Neither ever went to a reunion, remembrance or service.

Such is life and death.

 

[rcw1]

Today is 11/11 , in the year 1914 millions of men were sent to war to serve imperialist aims.

Lest we forget.

gg

rcw1 was at the Armistice Day ceremony at the Cenotaph in a far northern community ... great attendance, young people and all. Just partaking in a rum. Very very hot and humid weather it is.
The ville would be sweltering too @Garpal Gumnut ??

Have a very nice day today.


Kind regards
rcw1

 

[wayneL]

It's a work day for me, but managed to pull over prior to 11am for a bit of quiet reflection. It was a bit sad that nobody I was around this morning seemed to have the vaguest idea about today.

 

[Dona Ferentes]

Today is 11/11 , in the year 1914 millions of men were sent to war to serve imperialist aims.

Lest we forget.

...and in 1915 and in 1916 and in 1917 and in 1918, long after the industrial slaughter was seen as pointless.

Dad's father, my grandfather, was at the Somme. He survived because he was with the artillery, a few km behind lines. and he was in the artillery because he was a drover on the Darling, and knew horses. He was profoundly deaf .

Mum's uncle is buried on Lemnos . He died on 26th April 1915. Probably didn't even make it to the Gallipoli shore, as they approached in boats at dawn the day before?

and, talking to my friend, her great uncle died at 11.15am on this day in 1918. Stray bullet, after they all relaxed.

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

...and in 1915 and in 1916 and in 1917 and in 1918, long after the industrial slaughter was seen as pointless.

Dad's father, my grandfather, was at the Somme. He survived because he was with the artillery, a few km behind lines. and he was in the artillery because he was a drover on the Darling, and knew horses.

Mum's uncle is buried on Lemnos . He died on 26th April 1915. Probably didn't even make it to the Gallipoli shore, as they approached in boats at dawn the day before?

and, talking to my friend, her great uncle died at 11.15am on this day in 1918. Stray bullet, after they all relaxed.

Thanks so much for sharing your family’s and friend’s story of service and loss in WW1. Poignant.

gg

 

[farmerge]

...and in 1915 and in 1916 and in 1917 and in 1918, long after the industrial slaughter was seen as pointless.

Dad's father, my grandfather, was at the Somme. He survived because he was with the artillery, a few km behind lines. and he was in the artillery because he was a drover on the Darling, and knew horses. He was profoundly deaf .

Mum's uncle is buried on Lemnos . He died on 26th April 1915. Probably didn't even make it to the Gallipoli shore, as they approached in boats at dawn the day before?

and, talking to my friend, her great uncle died at 11.15am on this day in 1918. Stray bullet, after they all relaxed.

Unfortunately back then we were just cannon fodder for some brain dead Pommie generals who lived in a distant past time era.