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That Last Post vs Southampton
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Found it. God, he approached it perfectly.
Wasn’t that good? Goosebumps.
I hope I visit there, one day. Both my Grandad and Great Grandad served in France.Don’t know how many of you been to Ypres and the Menin gate but before the ceremony you are asked not to clap after the last post .
As soon as the last post finishes people just walk away solemnly , l know every time I’ve attended I walk away with a tear in my eye .
You definitely should , there’s a bunch of us who’ve been going over there for the last 17 years.I hope I visit there, one day. Both my Grandad and Great Grandad served in France.
Going to the Somme next July .
Just out of interest did they come home or did they fall over there .
Regardless you should find out where they fought and visit , I can promise you it will be worth it .
Respect to your grandfathers .
SK14BLUE
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One of the best things about attending football matches this time of year. Yesterday’s rendition of the last post was pretty near flawless . Outstanding effort. RIP the fallen.
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A superb rendition and show of respect.
Congratulations to the musician.
Congratulations to the musician.
BlueRockape
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Slightly off topic.
At my brother's funeral I held it together all day mainly for mum and dad but when the flags dropped as the last post was played that was the final straw
At my brother's funeral I held it together all day mainly for mum and dad but when the flags dropped as the last post was played that was the final straw
Completely agree. Always very moving but far and away the best rendition I have ever witnessedA superb rendition and show of respect.
Congratulations to the musician.
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Can well and truly understand that, been there myself.Slightly off topic.
At my brother's funeral I held it together all day mainly for mum and dad but when the flags dropped as the last post was played that was the final straw
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Thought exactly the same thing and I’ve heard a lot in my time but that was the best in a stadium ever.
SiMCFC
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Absolutely stunning Yesterday, always brings a tear to my eye as well.
I do remember a few Years ago someone absolutely butchering it and the video went viral, a few of the Players were desperately trying not to laugh, obviously possibly the worst time anyone could ever think of laughing but it was awful, always felt sorry for the poor bugger who played it.
I do remember a few Years ago someone absolutely butchering it and the video went viral, a few of the Players were desperately trying not to laugh, obviously possibly the worst time anyone could ever think of laughing but it was awful, always felt sorry for the poor bugger who played it.
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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Yeah, we didn't have a minute's silence yesterday. Brilliant bugling, but it would have been even better had it concluded a minute's silence.He was bang on wasn’t he?
Something that always annoys me with all this is though is the crowds and their clapping. It’s not a talent contest, we aren’t supposed to applaud it.
When the managers bring out the wreaths to after the end of The Last Post, it’s supposed to remain a silence throughout.
Fred_Quimby
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If I am not mistaken the guy played the Last Post on a trumpet and not the traditional bugle. The trumpet gives a more accurate sound on the notes whereas a bugle had no keys and it is all lip work.
They came back. It’s a bit of a story but both from my Mum’s side. It was my Grandad (my Mum’s Dad). I have his medals, some of his signing off papers and his actual sign off paper/card. Passed down to me when my eldest brother passed away a couple of years ago. Also my Mum’s Grandfather (her Mum’s, father, my Great-Grandad) served in France. I only found out when looking at our family history that he served. I never actually saw him but my older brother and sisters did. I have found out he served in the Manchester Regiment and then in the Royal Engineers but not found much else. I don’t know an awful lot about my Grandad’s service either other than he was gassed and I know he told my brother he hated it in the War. My Grandad was a very quiet, gentle, harmless man. He went on to become an air raid warden in Burnage during WWII. I have some of his items from then too.You definitely should , there’s a bunch of us who’ve been going over there for the last 17 years.
Going to the Somme next July .
Just out of interest did they come home or did they fall over there .
Regardless you should find out where they fought and visit , I can promise you it will be worth it .
Respect to your grandfathers .
unicorn
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My dad played the Last Post on Remembrance Sunday for 55 years before Alzheimer's hit him, always brought me to tears.
That was a terrific version.
That was a terrific version.
Stories that deserve to be remembered and passed down.They came back. It’s a bit of a story but both from my Mum’s side. It was my Grandad (my Mum’s Dad). I have his medals, some of his signing off papers and his actual sign off paper/card. Passed down to me when my eldest brother passed away a couple of years ago. Also my Mum’s Grandfather (her Mum’s, father, my Great-Grandad) served in France. I only found out when looking at our family history that he served. I never actually saw him but my older brother and sisters did. I have found out he served in the Manchester Regiment and then in the Royal Engineers but not found much else. I don’t know an awful lot about my Grandad’s service either other than he was gassed and I know he told my brother he hated it in the War. My Grandad was a very quiet, gentle, harmless man. He went on to become an air raid warden in Burnage during WWII. I have some of his items from then too.
I had an uncle who served in the 1914-18 War, he told a story of falling into a shell hole in no man's land along with a German and saying to him "I won't hurt you if you won't hurt me" and both making it back to their own lines. Smart lads.
He survived the war then worked 30 years in the coal mines, died of black lung disease & smoking. For all I could complain about it's memories like these that make me understand how fortunate I've been by comparison, thanks anyway to the NHS and a good grammar school.
Great story , hard to imagine what life was like for them when they came back .They came back. It’s a bit of a story but both from my Mum’s side. It was my Grandad (my Mum’s Dad). I have his medals, some of his signing off papers and his actual sign off paper/card. Passed down to me when my eldest brother passed away a couple of years ago. Also my Mum’s Grandfather (her Mum’s, father, my Great-Grandad) served in France. I only found out when looking at our family history that he served. I never actually saw him but my older brother and sisters did. I have found out he served in the Manchester Regiment and then in the Royal Engineers but not found much else. I don’t know an awful lot about my Grandad’s service either other than he was gassed and I know he told my brother he hated it in the War. My Grandad was a very quiet, gentle, harmless man. He went on to become an air raid warden in Burnage during WWII. I have some of his items from then too.
Marriage , jobs , raising families it must of been hard to adjust back to a normal lifestyle.
We were staying in Flanders at an air bnb at a place called Reninghelst which had a small CWGC cemetery there, it wasn’t till a couple of years later that my cousin found our great uncle was buried there.