Somme - 1 July 1916, Pt 1 - Fay to Fricourt

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

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🗓️ 9 August 2016

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

1st July 1916: after one week of bombardment the French and British Armies attack on the Somme. In this episode the front line from Fay to Fricourt will be covered.

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0:00.0	By all the glories of the day and the cool evening's benison, by that last sunset touch
0:08.6	that lay upon the hills when day was done, by beauty lavishly outpoured, and blessings
0:15.8	carelessly received, by all the days that I have lived, make me a soldier, Lord.
0:23.6	By all of man's hopes and fears, and all the wonders, poets sing, the laughter of unclouded years,
0:32.1	and every sad and lovely thing, by the romantic ages stored with high endeavor that was his by all mad catastrophes.
0:41.4	Make me a man, O Lord.
0:46.2	I that on my unfamiliar hill saw with uncomprehending eyes a hundred of thy sunset spill their fresh and sanguine sacrifice.
0:59.9	Ere the sun swings his noonday sword, must say goodbye to all of this, by all delights that I shall miss.
1:09.0	Help me to die, Lord before action lieutenant Noel Hodgson
1:16.6	8th Battalion Devonshire Regiment killed in action Momets the Psalm 1st July 1916
1:28.3	We're here because we're here because we're here because we're here, because we're here.
1:48.5	We're here.
1:53.3	Hey, folks.
1:54.9	Welcome to the Battles of the First World War podcast episode seven.
2:01.5	Psalm the 1st of July 1916,
2:06.3	Faye to Freakore.
2:10.0	That intro you just heard is from the 1st of July 2016
2:15.9	and a remembrance project called We Are Here that took place all across Great
2:22.6	Britain.
2:25.1	This project was put together by British artist Jeremy Deller and it featured groups of men
2:31.6	in World War I uniforms walking simply and silently through the cities
2:38.0	of the UK. These men just passed through train stations, malls and the like, like ghosts,
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