ranger Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 What the hell are the French authorities thinking about allowing this to happen, I realise that it is probably not a recognised graveyard in the proper sense, but by all accounts everyone takes it as such and to turn it into a rubbish dump only rubs salt in the wounds, where is their gratitude to the soldiers (French and British) who were killed in this battleground to help defeat the invaders of their country.This is From AOL news"A French battleground where 8,000 British soldiers lost their lives in the First World War is being turned into a rubbish dump.Bulldozers are already desecrating the human remains which have lain undisturbed since the Battle of Loos in 1915.The bones of the dead are being churned and brought to the surface.The timing of the move, just days before nations honour their war heroes on Remembrance Sunday, is a slap in the face for ex-servicemen and their families.The news will dismay military personnel who have launched a massive new Web site - www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk - detailing all the British and Commonwealth soldiers who served in the Great War.already a campaign has been launched to stop the plans for a rubbish dump.Richard Lane, historian for the Royal Leicester Regiment, which lost more than 500 men in the bloody assault, said: "It is utter desecration."If this was happening in England, the people responsible would be arrested."The Battle of Loos raged from September 25 to October 19 at Auchy les Mines, near Loos in northern France.Thousands of soldiers showed incredible courage as they went "over the top" to march on a heavily armed German hillock.More than 60,000 infantrymen, among them Rudyard Kipling's son John, were killed, injured or taken prisoner. In all, 22 Victoria Crosses were awarded for heroism.So many bodies were lost in the bloody quagmire, the field has become a mass grave to the missing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 DON'T start me off on the topic of the french. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grump Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 For andsomehttp://www.phobia-fear-release.com/francophobia.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 For andsomehttp://www.phobia-fear-release.com/francophobia.htmlI don't want to be cured of disliking the French, I thoroughly enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocoon Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Andsome, have you tried this?Enter "French military victories" into Google (with the speech marks) and see what comes up! :DNeed to hit the "I'm feeling lucky button" :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Andsome, have you tried this?Enter "French military victories" into Google (with the speech marks) and see what comes up! :DNeed to hit the "I'm feeling lucky button" :DThat has been on here before. Very funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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