"WW1 soldiers' writing unearthed in Somme tunnels" Topic
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Tango01 | 17 Jan 2014 10:25 p.m. PST |
"Archaeologists have uncovered a labyrinth of World War One tunnels left untouched for nearly 100 years and found poems and the signatures from three soldiers from a Cumbrian regiment. But who were those men and what does this find tell us about their experiences? Under the site of the 1916 Battle of the Somme in northern France lie hundreds of artefacts, including ammunition and discarded food tins. And on the walls are perfectly legible signatures and poems written in pencil. "It is such an amazing piece of history and it's so fresh," said genealogist Glen Phillips. "The signatures have been there for nearly 100 years and because the tunnels have been sealed up, they are as fresh as the day they were made
like a doodles on a notebook these days."
" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
GR C17 | 17 Jan 2014 11:00 p.m. PST |
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79thPA | 18 Jan 2014 6:58 a.m. PST |
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Solzhenitsyn | 18 Jan 2014 9:10 a.m. PST |
Great article, thanks for sharing. |
Tango01 | 18 Jan 2014 10:35 a.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it boys!. (smile). Amicalement Armand |
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