New Posts For Thread: The strange Things one thinks of ..https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23417958/the-strange-things-one-thinks-ofThe large majority of soldiers,etc, killed in WW1 were very young men ..because of the times they lived in ....most had never been with a woman ..Because all these young men were wiped out.... there weren't enough men to go round the remaining womepaulie -- your grandad was actually one of the "lucky" ones ..so many died there or received horrendous injuries ..Half heads gone , faces gone , both legs gone , paralysed totally , etc ......I hope your Grandad lived a long and fairly active life mhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23417958/the-strange-things-one-thinks-of?post_id=417607030#417607030paulie -- your grandad was actually one of the "lucky" ones ..so many died there or received horrendous injuries ..Half heads gone , faces gone , both legs gone , paralysed totally , etc ......I hope your Grandad lived a long and fairly active life mMon, 07 Dec 2009 08:43:13 -0600My grandad was in WWI, lost a leg in the battle of the Somme , 26 years old.. must have been horrendous :(https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23417958/the-strange-things-one-thinks-of?post_id=417607006#417607006My grandad was in WWI, lost a leg in the battle of the Somme , 26 years old.. must have been horrendous :(Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:33:44 -0600Hes sitting debating whether he wants it natural , straight at the back or shaved :0https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23417958/the-strange-things-one-thinks-of?post_id=417607002#417607002Hes sitting debating whether he wants it natural , straight at the back or shaved :0Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:32:24 -0600That reminds me, is Mitchell around today?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23417958/the-strange-things-one-thinks-of?post_id=417606970#417606970That reminds me, is Mitchell around today?Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:27:25 -0600The large majority of soldiers,etc, killed in WW1 were very young men ..because of the times they lived in ....most had never been with a woman ..Because all these young men were wiped out.... there weren't enough men to go round the remaining womehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23417958/the-strange-things-one-thinks-of?post_id=417606966#417606966The large majority of soldiers,etc, killed in WW1 were very young men ..because of the times they lived in ....most had never been with a woman ..Because all these young men were wiped out.... there weren't enough men to go round the remaining womeMon, 07 Dec 2009 08:26:40 -0600