The 1916 Battle of the Somme typifies the Western Front for many among the public – fierce trench fighting, dubious tactics from the British Army, casualties numbering in the thousands.
But for the soldiers who made it through to the First World War’s 1917 campaigns, fresh horrors were waiting.
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele (July 31 to November 10) which became known for its particularly horrendous conditions, with combatants fighting in heavy rain and thick mud.
“I died in hell – (They called it Passchendaele),” wrote war poet Siegfried Sassoon in his work Memorial Tablet.
More than half a million soldiers died in the battle: about 325,000 Allied troops and 260,000 German.
To commemorate the centenary, we are appealing for tales of local soldiers who fought at Passchendaele. If you have a family story you would like to share, email bethany.wyatt@archant.co.uk or call 020 8477 3988.
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