Somme 2016

**HistoryMan** · 03-12-2016, 03:32 PM

I will be attending the ceremony at Lochnager Crater on July 1st this year. I will be staying near Amiens and Albert for 4 days

Any other members in the Somme area July 1st ?

Cheers

**HistoryMan** · 05-31-2016, 05:32 PM

Only 30 days to go until the poignant and memorable day. I am staying in Amiens June 30th and July 1st and staying in Albert 2nd and 3rd July. I will also be attending the Royal British Legion Memorial Service at the Thiepval Monument Saturday morning July 2nd with a couple of pals.

Security is going to be tight at the main sites, are any other members attending ?? Be good to have a beer in Albert and raise a glass in honour of our brave forefathers

All the best

**Paul D** · 05-31-2016, 07:51 PM

I'm guiding a Leger Battlefield Tours coach !!

**HistoryMan** · 06-01-2016, 04:39 PM

by Paul D

I'm guiding a Leger Battlefield Tours coach !!

Nice one Paul, at least one other member is attending !! where is the Leger Tour staying while over there amy I ask?

Cheers

**HARRY THE MOLE** · 06-01-2016, 05:07 PM

I won't be attending - I'm tied-up with an event at Heaton Park, Manchester. But here is my contribution to the 100th anniversary celebrations - if you can call it that - considering what happened to the 11th ELR that dreadful day.

**HistoryMan** · 06-01-2016, 05:22 PM

by HARRY THE MOLE

I won't be attending - I'm tied-up with an event at Heaton Park, Manchester. But here is my contribution to the 100th anniversary celebrations - if you can call it that - considering what happened to the 11th ELR that dreadful day.

Nice one Steve ? I will have to get a copy soon. Sadly, yes they were decimated I believe. I will certainly raise a glass in their honour whlle in Albert

**HARRY THE MOLE** · 06-01-2016, 07:09 PM

In the section covering the battle of the Somme, I have created a roll of honour for every officer and other ranks of the Accrington Pals who were killed - or subsequently died of wounds received on July 1st 1916. It takes up over six pages of the book to list them all. Publication is supposed to be June 15th.

If I wrote to make money, I would be writing fiction and not history! This one was a labour of love.

**Paul D** · 06-01-2016, 07:51 PM

by HistoryMan

Nice one Paul, at least one other member is attending !! where is the Leger Tour staying while over there amy I ask?

Cheers

My group is in Compiegne but we have 14 coaches out in total !!

**HistoryMan** · 06-01-2016, 10:01 PM

by Paul D

My group is in Compiegne but we have 14 coaches out in total !!

Is Paul Reid out these as well ? I will keep an eye out for one in Albert

Cheers

**HistoryMan** · 06-01-2016, 10:02 PM

by HARRY THE MOLE

In the section covering the battle of the Somme, I have created a roll of honour for every officer and other ranks of the Accrington Pals who were killed - or subsequently died of wounds received on July 1st 1916. It takes up over six pages of the book to list them all. Publication is supposed to be June 15th.

If I wrote to make money, I would be writing fiction and not history! This one was a labour of love.

I will try and have a drive over to Serre

Cheers