iamwoody Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Today please spare a thought for the sheffield pals regiment (12th york and lancs ) who suffered massive casualties today july 1st 1916 in world war one .Rest In Peace . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Today please spare a thought for the sheffield pals regiment (12th york and lancs ) who suffered massive casualties today july 1st 1916 in world war one .Rest In Peace . Yes, they were virtually totalled, according to my Grandad, who was a Northumberland Fusilier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs patching Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 They were very brave men. God bless and thank you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 (edited) In June 1915 my grandmothers cousin Rex Warneford became the fist pilot in the Fleet Air Arm to shoot down a zeppelin from an aeroplane. He was awarded VC and French Legion of Honour in same day. He was killed few days later aged 23 in freak accident. He was buried with full military honours in Brompton cemetery in London http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/ReginaldWarnefordBrompton.jpg Edited July 1, 2011 by denlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 In June 1915 my grandmothers cousin Rex Warneford became the fist pilot in the Fleet Air Arm to shoot down a zeppelin from an aeroplane. He was awarded VC and French Legion of Honour in same day. He was killed few days later aged 23 in freak accident. He was buried with full military honours in Brompton cemetery in London ................................................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I believe that I have seen his grave, it is black granite, and the engraving on it says something about a newspaper having raised money for something. No, see above post I have added link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 No, see above post I have added link Yes, I saw it too late. There are a lot of famous graves in Brompton Cemetery, including Richard Tauber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Yes, I saw it too late. There are a lot of famous graves in Brompton Cemetery, including Richard Tauber. I am hoping to go to see it soon, my grandmother married my grandad when she was 16 and they had 13 children. I only found about Rex recently when my cousin started researching family history. My grandmother never told any of my generation about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I am hoping to go to see it soon, my grandmother married my grandad when she was 16 and they had 13 children. I only found about Rex recently when my cousin started researching family history. My grandmother never told any of my generation about him. You will enjoy it, it is a very interesting place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningman Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 All those lads, many of them very young gave their lives for a better England, for a free world and look at the state we are now in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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