I need hardly say what it was like.

But if hell is like a battlefield, then God help the sinner.

Lance Corporal Marshal 11th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, the Akrington Pals,

Sear, the Psalm, 1st July 1916.

We're here because, we're here because we're here because we're here, episode, episode 8, Psalm the 1st of July 1916

Part 2, Free Cor to Gomcore.

Again, that intro you just heard is from the 1st of July 2016 remembrance project called

We Are Here that took place all across Great Britain.

This was the project put together by British artist Jeremy Deller that featured groups of men

in World War I uniforms walking simply and silently through the cities of the UK.

These men just passed through train stations, malls and the like, like ghosts, saying nothing,

only handing out a white card when asked by passers-by.

These cards contained the name of a soldier killed on the 1st of July 1916,

and each man represented a soldier lost on that day.

Really powerful stuff.

Real quick admin note before we get started. Last episode, I mentioned a book titled When the Barrage

lifts, and I mentioned the author as Gerald Gladden. The author's name is actually Gerald Glidden, not Gladden. Ferdempta

auto-correct. Man, sometimes. Also, many, many thanks to the many listeners who have reviewed

the podcast on iTunes

and donated to both the Battle of Redun podcast and the Battles of the First World War podcast.

I am humbled by your generosity and immensely thankful.

I really enjoy reading the reviews, as well as messaging back and forth with folks out there on

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