Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 9

In our latest Questions and Answers Episode we look at the rifles carried by British soldiers in the Great War, discuss the experience of Prisoners of War, ask what kind of recycling and salvage took place, and discuss the horticulture in British and Commonwealth Cemeteries.

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3 Comments on “Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 9”

Stephen Hunt
July 19, 2024

Thanks Paul for an excellent Q and A. I was surprised to hear that an amputee was forced to work. I thought that in some cases, badly wounded soldiers (on both sides) were repatriated through the Red Cross.

While conditions for British PoWs were grim. It could be worse. Imagine facing a German unit with the same mindset as Lance Cattermole’s?

In our previous war, ie the Boer War, soldiers did get quite attached to their rifles. For more on this I would recommend the excellent “Carvings from the Veldt”. Youtube channel.

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- oldfrontline
  July 27, 2024
  
  Thanks, Stephen. Yes some POWs were repatriated but sadly not that one!
  
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arnhemdescent
July 21, 2024

Great question and answer about salvage…..Speak soon…..

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