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Apologies if Seb but this looks brilliant.
Heads up for Sunday night on BBC 2
Heads up for Sunday night on BBC 2
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On at cinemas. Is it the same thing?Apologies if Seb but this looks brilliant.
Heads up for Sunday night on BBC 2
On at cinemas. Is it the same thing?
Going to watch it, reckon it will be weird seeing the troops in Colour.
For me it always makes things seem more 'real' seeing them in colour.
I went on a site and got my great grandads records. They produce a scroll with his regiment and name on, with the date of death. For him it was may 1918.I used to hate the idea of colourising, but have to agree this does make it seem more relateable and 'fresh' and I'm all for any technique which helps people to relate. My Dad's Dad was in the 1st World War, we know nothing about it - mainly because he died reasonably young, sadly while my Dad was in France during WW2. I asked Dad if they ever discussed WW1 and he said no, not even when Dad went off. They just didn't do things like that.
Dad's Dad was always in ill health apparently. My old Dad had a nervous breakdown some years after the war, which is understandable. But he hated what he called 'daft old blokes' who wanted to talk about the war or parade with their medals on. My Mam had to send away for his much much later.I went on a site and got my great grandads records. They produce a scroll with his regiment and name on, with the date of death. For him it was may 1918.
I was totally taken aback on the number of cartwrights that were killed during World War One.
In the daily mirror the other week, Kevin Maguire wrote a piece on his great grandad and he was in the same regiment as mine, but survived the war.
My grandad never spoke about the Second World War but my dad revelled in his national service in the royal engineersDad's Dad was always in ill health apparently. My old Dad had a nervous breakdown some years after the war, which is understandable. But he hated what he called 'daft old blokes' who wanted to talk about the war or parade with their medals on. My Mam had to send away for his much much later.
Yep, my grandad never discussed it, he was going to before he died as I asked him. Was too late though My grandad never spoke about the Second World War but my dad revelled in his national service in the royal engineers
My mam put an end to me going to join up, which would have been around the time of the falklands war
My grandad never spoke about the Second World War but my dad revelled in his national service in the royal engineers
My mam put an end to me going to join up, which would have been around the time of the falklands war
I've got his DSM as a keepsake.
Aye it’s a common thing for combat veterans to never talk about their experiences, which is understandable but at the same time, think of all those fascinating stories (and cautionary tales) that are lost to history.
You should wear it on Sunday on his behalf .... right side chest
Just watched it tonight at pics. Extraordinary - what they’ve done with footage to bring to life is incredibly moving. Ordinary lads mucking about going into that shit show.