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Date of upload: Sep 5, 2018 ^^
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When I was a kid delivering newspapers I had a stop to an old man and his wife. He always gave me a tip. At the time I thought nothing of it. Long story short he invited me into his home and I seen the photos from WW1 and listened to his stories and always with a cup of tea. I will never forget him and the stories he shared with me.
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I remember when I was a teenager, my grand-uncle Paddy, a Dubliner, was still alive and often came to visit his sister, my grandmother. A dapper little man, he had been in charge of a gun-and-horses limber in The Great War. Fifty years later, he had not got over it. Usually very chipper and humorous, now and then, suddenly, he would get up and disappear into the back yard, where we saw him one day cowering and shaking in the dark of the shed. I never forgot it. No counselling in those days! He wasn't the only elderly man of those days going around the cities with a mind full of the horrors of that war, long into the decades. What he had witnessed I can hardly imagine. Or perhaps one can imagine all one wants.
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My 2x great grandad fought in the 2nd battalion Royal Irish Regiment at the Somme. His name was Sargent Patrick Nolan, 65% of his regiment were killed or missing on the 1st day. Somehow he survived and unfortunately was killed at the 3rd battle of Ypres. Thinking of the horror he must have gone through brings tears to my eyes. We will never forget their sacrifice!
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My grandfather was a medic in 314th regiment. Completely shell shocked, so they pulled him out of the line and made him a field hospital orderly. He came back with a whole list of psychological problems including turning into a compulsive thief. He would steal completely useless things that never helped him but did get him into trouble. He lost numerous jobs but people in the small community understood the war messed him up so he was never convicted of the crimes. He would be smoking quietly and suddenly just start to shake uncontrollably. We grandkids were always askingâ whatâs wrong with grandpa?â
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The thing this documentary does which I have always appreciated more than anything else is emphasis on its connections to the people who participated. The scene of the men reflecting on that last additional evening before they went into battle moves me so deeply every time. If anything else, I am glad those tens of thousands killed in this horrific conflict got to witness even one last sunrise. Lest We Forget.
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As a history student who has been closely studying the history of WW1, this documentary have brought me in absolute tears. Iâve read it in textbooks but its not the same; all we see are numbers of casualties but what we never see are the stories and courageous lives that these men lived. Remembrance day will never be the same. To every soldier and veteran who have fought, I express my utmost respect to you. Truly legends.
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2 years ago
JRR Tolkien fought in this battle. He was "lucky" enough to contract trench fever from lice and be shipped back home for treatment after surviving 2 major assaults. Imagine how many Tolkiens we lost in this war on both sides. People who if they lived their lives in peace could contribute their intellect to better society. How much art, science, music, literature etc. lost from men who never got to follow their dreams?
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