I wonder if their final resting places will be reported.
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Discovery of remains of 21 German soldiers
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, Sep 29 2011 02:46 PM
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 04:16 PM
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 04:20 PM
The text is identical, as far as I can see. They've even included that bizarre comment from the Mail that there are 165000 Commonwealth soldiers still unaccounted for on the Western Front. Whatever that means.
Wonder who published first?
Gwyn
PS Martin - your original thread on this actually started in September!
Wonder who published first?
Gwyn
PS Martin - your original thread on this actually started in September!
Edited by Dragon, 10 February 2012 - 04:32 PM.
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 04:36 PM
And not to be outdone, the Sun now runs the same story, same words. Sun.
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 04:57 PM
At least I'm getting practice at merging threads.
The images are really interesting, but I really think one thread should suffice.
Keith
The images are really interesting, but I really think one thread should suffice.
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 05:24 PM
Keith Roberts, on 10 February 2012 - 04:57 PM, said:
At least I'm getting practice at merging threads.
The images are really interesting, but I really think one thread should suffice.
Keith
The images are really interesting, but I really think one thread should suffice.
Keith
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 05:45 PM
And I am afraid that all bear the hallmarks of the cheap, lazy journalism that is the press in the UK today. I cannot say I am surprised at some of the comments left by readers of the Daily Mail (which, to be fair, are balanced by ones posted by human beings).
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 05:56 PM
MartinBennitt, on 10 February 2012 - 02:26 PM, said:
maybe, but I'd rather not have my name attached to that headline. cheers Martin B
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 06:23 PM
Sorry Martin
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 07:04 PM
thanks mods
only because it referred to something that came up well after I posted, you understand
cheers Martin B
only because it referred to something that came up well after I posted, you understand
cheers Martin B
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Posted 11 February 2012 - 09:53 AM
I have moved this topic back into "Recovering the Fallen" which is where martin had sensibly started it before I began merging topics and accidentally relocated it.
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Posted 11 February 2012 - 10:10 AM
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Posted 13 February 2012 - 07:41 PM
Amazing read
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 05:15 AM
Thanks for the amazing photo's, Norman. This site was truly frozen in time; one of the diggers said it felt a bit like discovering Pompeii, I can imagine his feelings. The collapsed walls still show this must have been a terrible place on march 18 1918. Too bad this tunnel is not going to be preserved completely and on site.
At least we still have these fabulous pics!
Roel
At least we still have these fabulous pics!
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 06:25 AM
A remarkable find Roel and as you say we can hardly imagine the conditions here in 1918.
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Regards
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Posted 31 May 2012 - 11:07 AM
Are there any information about their funeral?
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