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  1. Phinius T Bookbinder

    Phinius T Bookbinder Well-Known Member

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    Yep and sadly due to the haste to remove them in first months of WW1 they removed both tags instead of one therefore leaving some soldiers still unidentified when collected later.
     
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    Yeah that’s what I said
     
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    Yes that was a problem, the Germans used to do that, that’s prob why there are many thousands of unnamed bodies buried in France
     
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  5. Phinius T Bookbinder

    Phinius T Bookbinder Well-Known Member

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    It certainly didn’t help. Bad enough that thousands where actually unidentifiable.
     
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    Can't see any bishops or knights there. :emoticon-0111-blush



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    No queens or pawns either
     
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    I bow to your superior knowledge with regard to queens. :emoticon-0125-mmm:



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    Queen Bitch
     
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    Then I misunderstood you.

    I thought you said the main reason was so they could be sent as momentos to the family of the fallen.
     
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    More about proof that the poor bugger is deceased
     
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    The song is a tribute to his wife who has Alzheimer's.
     
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    And don't ever forget it. :emoticon-0100-smile



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    They will go twice as fast, the maths is that interesting.
     
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