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Lord Shagg-Pyle:
I recently went over to France on a battlefield tour of the Somme. I never cease to be amazed at the way that the CWGC look after the war cemetaries. They are pristine.
The same can be said for the memorials and graveyards dedicated to the French, other allied countries and also the German burial grounds.
It was a very sobering and moving experience.

Attached are a couple of pics I took at the memorial to the Newfoundland regiment who were decimated during the Battle of the Somme.
The statue is of a caribou (representing the dominion of Newfoudland) calling for her lost young.
I don't often get tears in the eyes, but seeing this was one of those moments.

Disco Matt:
I've been there too, very moving.

The German cemetaries are very sombre - instead of immaculate white marble stones they have dark granite memorials and a general air of sadness. While the CWGC sites are obviously moving they have, to me, an air of commemoration - a service of thanks for the life of rather than an obituary, if that makes any sense.

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