Pope Flick Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8168691.stm Last British WW1 vet passed away. I was just watching "World War 1 in Color" last night and woke to this. What a name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Wow. 111yrs old. My grandfather served in WW I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Read this and see if you can even begin to get your head around it. BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELEThe battle lasted from 31 July to 6 November 1917 An initial bombardment of German positions involved 4.5million shells and 3,000 guns The battle was infamous for the mud - shelling had churned clay soil and smashed drains The heaviest rain for 30 years made the mud so deep that men and horses drowned The battle ended when British and Canadian forces captured Passchendaele The village was barely five miles beyond the starting point of the offensive There were a total of 325,000 Allied and 260,000 German casualties I don't believe it's possible to imagine what it must have been like. 100 days of unending hell, half a million people dead - for five miles of ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 There were a total of 325,000 Allied and 260,000 German casualties Jesus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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