The Somme & Great War Battlefields @thegreatwar1418

The Somme & Great War Battlefields

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Keen Great War enthusiast. Medal Collector Post Office Rifles The Somme Flanders and Verdun. Battlefield Guide. Chairman of Sussex WFA. RBL Standard Bearer for Crawley.

142 Followers | 124 Following | 180 Posts | Joined: 14.11.2024 | 1.8718

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Starting this

26.07.2025 15:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Florida will be paying my respects

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#OTD 1st July 1916
Battle of the Somme

Lasted 170 days for the French.
Whilst still fiercely fighting at Verdun

1st July-31st August
19,000 🇫🇷 died-Verdun
23,000 🇫🇷 died-Somme

Today also remember the forgotten ally

01.07.2025 05:58 — 👍 31 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

Today we remember 1st July 1916 all those who fought and died on both sides of the wire

01.07.2025 10:29 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

This Friday Lewes Town Hall BN7 2QS all are welcome

17.06.2025 09:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Back on the Somme and Flanders in 3 weeks

17.06.2025 09:22 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lewes Town Hall BN7 2QS 20th June 2025 7pm Fisher Street entrance all are welcome

07.06.2025 09:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Our new group picture on FB taken by Richard Smith of Dantzig Alley Cemetery

02.06.2025 19:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

a football player with the number 1 on his jersey stands on the field ALT: a football player with the number 1 on his jersey stands on the field

Must admit can’t wait till October

28.05.2025 08:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Part of a set

26.05.2025 09:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A year ago today and how times change

19.05.2025 09:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

One year ago today

19.05.2025 08:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Proud last night to Parade RBL Crawley Standard at the Beacon Lighting for VE Day 80

09.05.2025 10:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Stood down now from Parade until 20:00 tonight

08.05.2025 11:41 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

All polished and clean for VE Day 80

07.05.2025 15:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Our new group photo for May taken by History In Your Hand on Facebook The Somme And Great War Battlefields we have just passed 19,000 members

01.05.2025 08:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Back Soon

30.04.2025 15:42 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Afternoon

30.04.2025 15:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#AnzacDay

25.04.2025 01:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Treated myself to these for our Miami Dolphins UK Fan club weekend in Cardiff in June.

23.04.2025 12:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What Gas really did

22.04.2025 15:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

All Booked again for next year

22.04.2025 09:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sorted

22.04.2025 09:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Still waters run deep

22.04.2025 09:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks mate x

22.04.2025 08:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Coffee and new glasses pick up

22.04.2025 08:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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