100 years!

100 years today since this guy and all his 'Old Pals' from Atherton went "over the top".
They must have had a lot of bottle!!

Thanks Great Grandad, what a sacrifice at 23 years old.

Absolute respect from me.

Me too.

I cannot possibly imagine what it must have been like or what those men were feeling at the time.

I do know this though... the whole world owes them an enormous debt and to those that died and were wounded in WWII.

Here in the U.S. the Public TV network did an hour show on the battle itself, in honor of those who fought there. Fighting aside, it shows the failed logic that brings about such tragedy and the emotional "they're not like us" thinking and greed for power really in control. Brave people doing their best in horrific conditions, may that and later wars be remembered as lessons.

Skid wrote:Me too.

I cannot possibly imagine what it must have been like or what those men were feeling at the time.

I do know this though... the whole world owes them an enormous debt and to those that died and were wounded in WWII.

Same here.I am watching it live on bbc,my grandad fought in the first war - dont know where though....

I have absolute respect for any one that has fought for freedom .

RIP The Fallen

I remember the building of this from eScale. Fantastic work all around and absolute respect for the soldiers who inspired this tribute

Gary: In my career I have done a number of things that frightened me. I did them because I had too. I cannot begin to understand the bravery that it took for the young men to "go over the top" during WWI. To walk into overwhelming machine gun fire I'm afraid to say is something I do not know if I would have had the courage to do. Your great grandfather was an exceptionally brave man. It is entirely appropriate that you commemorate his memory in this manner.

Thank you John, very much appreciated sentiments.