Today a number of young men in WWI uniforms walked about the town centre in Southampton. If approached, each soldier handed out a calling card with a name of a local solider who had died on the Somme in 1916.
I was moved to tears by this powerful piece of performance art of ‘soldier ghosts’. It was organised by the 1418 Now group using hundreds of volunteer actors in shopping centres and stations all over Britain, to mark the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme.
We will remember them.
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very touching.
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That must have been amazing to see.
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Certainly couldn’t be ignored – brought to life.
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That’s absolutely amazing! A very touching tribute.
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This is such a touching way to remember them. I’d seen “Somme” and “Ikea” paired somewhere today, and couldn’t for the life of me figure out what that was about. Now I know — and I commend everyone who was involved in this tribute.
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Thank you
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The Battle of Somme was sheer craziness–we need never repeat it.Good way to remind us.Great idea.
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A marvellous tribute
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What a thoughtful tribute!
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Such a simple but perfect tribute, having the soldiers walking almost ghost-like through today’s life. It underlines how they were normal folk like us forced into (or misled into volunterring for) ghastly abnormal circumstances. The face that each actor portrayed an individual soldier and wordlessly handed a white card to passers-by was moving and thought-provoking.
Brilliant work all round.
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Exactly. Seeing them in the flesh, even though they were actors, really got to me as per the usual white stone, poppy or photo.
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A very touching and heartfelt story, with a memorable photo reminding us of the brave soldiers from the past.
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What a thoughtful tribute.
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Yes very moving.
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Very moving, I wish I had known I would certainly have been there
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It wasn’t advertised and they didn’t stay in one place they wondered through town, hung out at stations and waited in queues. Most people just caught glimpses of them from a bus – but it was enough. Good luck with your mini-travels – what a novel adventure!
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Oh I wish I’d seen that. How wonderful.
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Very effective!
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