Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. 19:06 - Jun 30 with 1787 views | Lohengrin | A National two minutes silence is to be observed at 07:25 tomorrow morning in remembrance of the fallen of The Somme. If you're up and about take the time to reflect on what has been endured and the untold sacrifices made. When you pass a War Memorial in your town or village tomorrow pause a moment, spare a few seconds to read some of the names, let them be remembered. 100 years ago the Swansea Pals were on The Somme, they are there still. | |
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 19:20 - Jun 30 with 1454 views | morningstar | Obviously i have up arrowed your post, and whilst the timing obviously holds some significance (I'm gathering that's when the first whistle went to go over the top). I honestly fail to see how holding a minutes silence at 07.25 in the morning is a fitting way to remember these brave men. | |
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 19:23 - Jun 30 with 1446 views | Lord_Bony | Can you believe it I rushed to the service at Cardiff Cathays park at 7am this morning only to realise when I got thereit was the wrong day..it s tomorrow.. | |
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 20:13 - Jun 30 with 1396 views | Lohengrin |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 19:20 - Jun 30 by morningstar | Obviously i have up arrowed your post, and whilst the timing obviously holds some significance (I'm gathering that's when the first whistle went to go over the top). I honestly fail to see how holding a minutes silence at 07.25 in the morning is a fitting way to remember these brave men. |
The silence is timed to mark Zero Hour, but 07:25 tomorrow morning sees the culmination of the All-night Vigils being held both at Westminster Abbey and at the Thiepval Memorial on The Somme. EDIT: I should have mentioned that in addition there are All-night Vigils underway in Llandaff Cathedral, Edinburgh Castle and at The Somme Heritage Centre in Co. Down, all culminating in the two minute silence. [Post edited 30 Jun 2016 21:04]
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 20:15 - Jun 30 with 1394 views | dickythorpe |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 19:23 - Jun 30 by Lord_Bony | Can you believe it I rushed to the service at Cardiff Cathays park at 7am this morning only to realise when I got thereit was the wrong day..it s tomorrow.. |
You made the effort regardless, if there is a heaven you gave the heroes a chuckle. | | | |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 20:23 - Jun 30 with 1386 views | Lord_Bony |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 20:15 - Jun 30 by dickythorpe | You made the effort regardless, if there is a heaven you gave the heroes a chuckle. |
Thats what you get for reading the ipad with one eye open at 6.30... Needless to say I ll try again tomorrow...btw if anyones interested a lot of churches holding special services nationwide this evening. | |
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 22:13 - Jun 30 with 1324 views | Treforys_Jack | i find that picture so moving, if anyone has ever done any of the military cemeteries, they will know what a humbling experience it is to see row upon row of pristine, perfectly positioned headstones,. Each one, whatever the nationality had a devastating effect on their family, friends and community. RIP to all. | | | | Login to get fewer ads
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 14:39 - Jul 1 with 1206 views | Lohengrin |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 14:29 - Jul 1 by londonlisa2001 | I don't know whether you saw this Lohengrin, but there was a rather beautiful and moving tribute at Waterloo station this morning. |
The walking ghosts? It was happening at stations across Britain that had been military transportation hubs in 1916 this morning. I'd have liked to have seen that. For commuters it must have been as if the curtain of time had been twitched aside. | |
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 14:48 - Jul 1 with 1187 views | londonlisa2001 |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 14:39 - Jul 1 by Lohengrin | The walking ghosts? It was happening at stations across Britain that had been military transportation hubs in 1916 this morning. I'd have liked to have seen that. For commuters it must have been as if the curtain of time had been twitched aside. |
Yes - friends that come in via Waterloo have been saying that people were in tears. | | | |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 14:48 - Jul 1 with 1186 views | oh_tommy_tommy | Troops were at swansea station this morning | |
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 14:51 - Jul 1 with 1184 views | Lohengrin | That must have taken a lot of organising. | |
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 15:03 - Jul 1 with 1169 views | father_jack | and in castle square lunchtime | |
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 15:19 - Jul 1 with 1147 views | Treforys_Jack | I didn't realise until fairly recently that a lot of these ceremonies and commemorations are an annual event. | | | |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 15:25 - Jul 1 with 1146 views | Lohengrin |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 15:19 - Jul 1 by Treforys_Jack | I didn't realise until fairly recently that a lot of these ceremonies and commemorations are an annual event. |
If you ever get chance to go to Ypres, mate, the Last Post is sounded at the Menin Gate 365 days a year. Next July sees the centenary of Passchendaele.... | |
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 15:34 - Jul 1 with 1137 views | Treforys_Jack |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 15:25 - Jul 1 by Lohengrin | If you ever get chance to go to Ypres, mate, the Last Post is sounded at the Menin Gate 365 days a year. Next July sees the centenary of Passchendaele.... |
Will do definitely, I've been doing WW2 battlefields and sites.Will start with WW1 soon as I feel I dont really know much about it. Any recommendations? | | | |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 16:17 - Jul 1 with 1112 views | Lohengrin |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 15:34 - Jul 1 by Treforys_Jack | Will do definitely, I've been doing WW2 battlefields and sites.Will start with WW1 soon as I feel I dont really know much about it. Any recommendations? |
If you are starting from the point of not knowing too much as yet then I'd strongly suggest you book yourself on a Ledger trip. Their "All Quiet on the Western Front" tour is an absolute Godsend for interested folk like yourself. You can do either the four or five day trip that takes in both Flanders and The Somme. A professional historian as a guide, all transport and a decent hotel for £279pp. That's the boy for you. Ideal. PS: ...and, no. Before you ask I'm not on commission! | |
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 16:29 - Jul 1 with 1098 views | Lohengrin |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 16:08 - Jul 1 by Gowerjack | Im in tears looking at that photo. Boys no older than my sons. And not to forget it was the same on both sides. And have we learned? I'm not sure. |
That photo was taken on 30th June, 1916 on the way up to the line. Twelve hours or so later most of them would be laying dead or wounded in front of the German positions. They are most of them ghosts already, they just don't know it. "If you want the old battalion, We know where they are - Hanging on the old barbed wire." [Post edited 1 Jul 2016 16:30]
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 16:35 - Jul 1 with 1079 views | perchrockjack | Ive often wondered how "neutral" countries feel when we reflect on this slaughter. Countries like Switzerland, Sweden and dear old Ireland although mid way through the ww1 the Irish were fighting US when we were involved in a world war. | |
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 16:37 - Jul 1 with 1075 views | Treforys_Jack |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 16:17 - Jul 1 by Lohengrin | If you are starting from the point of not knowing too much as yet then I'd strongly suggest you book yourself on a Ledger trip. Their "All Quiet on the Western Front" tour is an absolute Godsend for interested folk like yourself. You can do either the four or five day trip that takes in both Flanders and The Somme. A professional historian as a guide, all transport and a decent hotel for £279pp. That's the boy for you. Ideal. PS: ...and, no. Before you ask I'm not on commission! |
cheers, I've done 2 of the leger tours , Normandy and Arnhem , as you say brilliant. The accompanying historians are incredible, what a job ! Got got 1 more lined up in early 2017 then will start with WW1 , I only asked wondering if it was better going under your own steam. | | | |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 16:45 - Jul 1 with 1057 views | Treforys_Jack |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 16:29 - Jul 1 by Lohengrin | That photo was taken on 30th June, 1916 on the way up to the line. Twelve hours or so later most of them would be laying dead or wounded in front of the German positions. They are most of them ghosts already, they just don't know it. "If you want the old battalion, We know where they are - Hanging on the old barbed wire." [Post edited 1 Jul 2016 16:30]
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They look like their going on a night out by the expressions and body language, they were either inhumanly brave or had no inkling what awaited them. Going back through the rows of faces , all happy and dare I say it excited even. Tragic | | | |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 16:57 - Jul 1 with 1047 views | Lohengrin |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 16:37 - Jul 1 by Treforys_Jack | cheers, I've done 2 of the leger tours , Normandy and Arnhem , as you say brilliant. The accompanying historians are incredible, what a job ! Got got 1 more lined up in early 2017 then will start with WW1 , I only asked wondering if it was better going under your own steam. |
You could make your own way but I suppose the thing is if your knowledge of The Great War is fairly nascent then you may not get the most out of your time there. You may perhaps not know where to go and be scratching your head as to what you're looking at when you get there. The Somme region especially is rolling farmland, very rural, and it could be a bit of a blank canvass without a guide there to add colour? Once you've done a guided trip mind you, you'll have the lay of the land. Read as much and as widely as time allows then there's nothing stopping you from going across whenever you like. | |
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Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 17:04 - Jul 1 with 1034 views | Treforys_Jack |
Two Minutes of your time for those who gave all of theirs. on 16:57 - Jul 1 by Lohengrin | You could make your own way but I suppose the thing is if your knowledge of The Great War is fairly nascent then you may not get the most out of your time there. You may perhaps not know where to go and be scratching your head as to what you're looking at when you get there. The Somme region especially is rolling farmland, very rural, and it could be a bit of a blank canvass without a guide there to add colour? Once you've done a guided trip mind you, you'll have the lay of the land. Read as much and as widely as time allows then there's nothing stopping you from going across whenever you like. |
Thanks for the advice though I did have to look up "nascent". | | | |
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