Today we remember the start of the Battle of the Somme at 7.30 am 1st July 1916. On the first day alone more than 60,000 Britain's men lay dead and by the end of the battle the British Army had suffered 420,000 casualties.The French also lost 200,000 men and the Germans nearly 500,000.
Everywhere today there are red poppies commemorating the flowers from the fields where the men fell. I would like to add this yellow poppy in recognition of the women that also died for there countries, whether it be near the lines in Europe or in the munition factories back home, from explosions.
These women were never mentioned or recognised, in fact the authorities were struggling with the total of 757,000 men that died, so therefore the ladies were forgotten. This poppy is for them, please view with the dark surround.
Thank you for all your comments and FAV for the memorial clock, I have found out that he was a local village man and was only 51 when he died.
Its a great picture .........As we think of the troubles of the past week with the EU and The PM and all the turmoil -Let us just think back to 100 years ago today when the men were going over the top,knowing that this maybe their last day on earth ! Because of them we live in a better world today even if it still has problems .If it were not for them it could and would have been a far worse world today ..SO Please remember ---The Battle of the Somme, fought in northern France, was one of the bloodiest of World War One. For five months the British and French armies fought the Germans in a brutal battle of attrition on a 15-mile front. The aims of the battle were to relieve the French Army fighting at Verdun and to weaken the German Army.
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Its a staggering amount of people that died! one wonders how many actually survived! Woman were always forgotten and left in the back burner.
This is a beautiful tribute and you did an excellent job in capturing it. the details and focus. Well done Lady Magpie, you outdid yourself !
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Good thinking Heather, the women were very important so it's good to read this tribute. At the end of the war they had to readjust to being the 'little woman' again after running their houses & working in a mans world.
FANTASTIC capture, tribute and detailed commentary. I wholehearted agree with @365projectorgrobin@ninaganci@happypat so won't repeat their sentiment. You have exceeded everything today with this one Heather! FAV many times over :)
Its a staggering amount of people that died! one wonders how many actually survived! Woman were always forgotten and left in the back burner.
This is a beautiful tribute and you did an excellent job in capturing it. the details and focus. Well done Lady Magpie, you outdid yourself !
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