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As I write, 90 years ago exactly, the British Army launched a major attack during World War I on the Somme, northern France. July 1st, 1916, was fated to be the bloodiest day in the history of British arms. By noon 57,000 men fell casualty (19,000 killed outright). The battle continued until November. The losses sorely affected communities across Britain. Barnsley was one, so too Accrington, who had to grieve for shocking losses of young men who had grown up, trained and fallen together. Today there lives only one battle survivor aged 110 years old.
This photo shows a memorial to some of the Pals built next to the firing trench the attack was launched from. 'At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.'
To view sit 2-3 feet from your monitor. The left eye looks at the right image. The right eye looks at the left image. Don't strain or go bug-eyed. Relax. A central image giving stereo depth will appear.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=140462334&context=set-72057594059104860&size=o
Comments welcomed.
This photo shows a memorial to some of the Pals built next to the firing trench the attack was launched from. 'At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.'
To view sit 2-3 feet from your monitor. The left eye looks at the right image. The right eye looks at the left image. Don't strain or go bug-eyed. Relax. A central image giving stereo depth will appear.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=140462334&context=set-72057594059104860&size=o
Comments welcomed.
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