Thievepal war cemetery

JonathanM · May 1, 2006

On a recent holiday to france we visited the Thievepal war memorial & cemetary, in an area of the Somme that was the front line during the Battle of the Somme in the Great War.

i think this image really needs a border of some sort, something I havn't quite got around to doing.

The second image was taken within the grounds of the memorial. It caught my eye in a quiet corner. I've no idea why the poppy was placed theer, I didn't look to see if there was a name or a writen remembrance on it. The whole area is very thought provoking, with many lives lost in a prolonged battle over a number of months to gain a few hundred yards. the saddest part is the fact that so many graves are un- named, the soldiers bodies being unidentifiable. Very sad.

digital flower · May 3, 2006

Nice Depth of feild on that first one. :thumbup:

Oldfireguy · May 3, 2006

Unknown soldiers are always a part of war. It's odd that the rank is noted on the one stone (captain). Good capture.

JonathanM · May 4, 2006

fredcwdoc said:
Unknown soldiers are always a part of war. It's odd that the rank is noted on the one stone (captain). Good capture.

I assume that on his body some form of rank ID was found, probably shoulder "pips", but no ID of name, or even regiment, as some graves are marked as completely unkown, some with a regiment, some with a rank, or both. To see a grave identifying by name is the exception.