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Description: | British private served with 11th Bn East Lancashire Regt in Battle of Somme, 1/Jul/1916
REEL 1: Recollections of operations as private with 11th Bn East Lancashire Regt in Battle of Somme, 1/Jul/1916: description of leaving trench and crossing No Man's Land, 7.30am, 1/Jul/1916; death of friend; reached German wire and wounded by shrapnel; sheltered in shell hole until 7.00pm; story of being fired at by sniper; taken to field hospital in chateau; nature of injuries and medical treatment; memory of Haig's speech prior to battle and opinion of effectiveness of strategy; casualties in platoon; question of soldiers being shot who returned to own trenches uninjured; casualties; opinion of Haig; reaction to loss of friends among Chorley Pals; enlistment with friends from local football team; aged 16 on enlistment; story of doctor and medical examination. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Old Pals Productions | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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