paulob1 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Just been on a trip around the battlefields with the friends of Duxford. Lovely trip, took my father who had a fall on the ferry and hurt his leg so I was carer for the trip but not too bad,...very interesting trip and learned a great deal about the first world war that I did not know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Just been on a trip around the battlefields with the friends of Duxford. Lovely trip, took my father who had a fall on the ferry and hurt his leg so I was carer for the trip but not too bad,...very interesting trip and learned a great deal about the first world war that I did not know... Been on the Somme recently and seen live granades placed on the side of the road, even one in a recently harvested field. Scary stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowfat Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Did you go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyne_Cot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 yes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I visited over the summer for my first real WW1 trip, barely touched the surface really. Will return again. Although I'd studied WW2 items of interest in the Northern France/Belgium area I never knew how close some of the WW1 battlefields were to these sites. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I visited over the summer for my first real WW1 trip, barely touched the surface really. Will return again. Although I'd studied WW2 items of interest in the Northern France/Belgium area I never knew how close some of the WW1 battlefields were to these sites. Scott You mean, the same place? There are also acounts of those digging trenches in the great war unearthing muskets and artifacts from from earlier wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 yes me too, I am a cold war man but I obviously cut my teeth on the second world war...1st world war was between my school interests, 1887 to 1914, and my long term interest the cold war so never done and study on it...am doing now...very interesting just how many mistakes were made at the expense of many many lives...WAR I guess. loads of death and mayhem, sometimes thrown in with a bit of downright good luck, and most important overwhelming forces... and all for our freedom...thank heavens we do not forget these people....I think the middle east already has...war seems to be their way of life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowfat Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I lived in Belgium for a summer recently and visited lots of grounds Passendale , Wipers for example but there is so many there is not enough time to do them justice. john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) On the 21 st July 1831 the Kingdom of Belgium was inaugarted as a Neutral State. With the specific intention of stopping everyone using the place as the Battlefeild of First Choice. I do enjoy visiting Belgium Edited September 26, 2014 by Tony B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 yes and no one took any notice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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