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@PaulHic80466580 @LL_running_girl @sommecourt @drtorhumphreys He wasn't hit, the soldier in question doffed his helmet as a mark of respect, he just did it with a little bit too much gusto 😜.

@LL_running_girl @sommecourt @drtorhumphreys This is from Paris. Watch till the end always makes me chuckle. youtu.be/scqWVjBtKKI

Talking about the battles in Paris at the end of the war… this is the Hotel de Ville @sommecourt @drtorhumphreys

@last_of_england "Moist with the dews of morn". I can almost feel it, I've never heard or seen this poem before. Its fantastic. Thank you.

'The Skylark', by John Clare, on his 230th birthday: 'The rolls and harrows lie at rest beside The battered road; and spreading far and wide Above the russet clods, the corn is seen Sprouting its spiry points of tender green, Where squats the hare, to terrors wide awake, Like some brown clod the harrows failed to break. Opening their golden caskets to the sun, The buttercups make schoolboys eager run, To see who shall be first to pluck the prize— Up from their hurry, see, the skylark flies, And o'er her half-formed nest, with happy wings Winnows the air, till in the cloud she sings, Then hangs a dust-spot in the sunny skies, And drops, and drops, till in her nest she lies, Which they unheeded passed—not dreaming then That birds which flew so high would drop agen To nests upon the ground, which anything May come at to destroy. Had they the wing Like such a bird, themselves would be too proud, And build on nothing but a passing cloud! As free from danger as the heavens are free From pain and toil, there would they build and be, And sail about the world to scenes unheard Of and unseen—Oh, were they but a bird! So think they, while they listen to its song, And smile and fancy and so pass along; While its low nest, moist with the dews of morn, Lies safely, with the leveret, in the corn.' My daughter lives in Brighton. One day last month we climbed up into the Downs, and all the way we saw and heard the skylarks rising from the fields around us. I'd told her it was my favourite John Clare poem, so when we reached the top of Black Cap we stopped, and read this poem aloud to them.

@journey_2ultra @Medical_Int @SeaSpitfires 🤣 I was attempting to refocus the conversation but you have made me laugh out loud. Point taken. Interesting photo 😜.

@JprTaylor @Medical_Int @SeaSpitfires Not as dangerous as saying bootnecks are part of the Army!

Royal Marines (British Army), who will be removing mines and obstructions from the D-Day landing beaches, preparing to disembark from H.M.C.S. PRINCE DAVID off the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Thorndick, Donovan James. LAC 3202145 @SeaSpitfires

@visit_bham This is in Handsworth! I love tge old bits nestled in with the new

We love this shot of the city 😍 What are your favourite Birmingham images? Share below 👇

@Airfix An Airfix 1:72 Spitfire. The canopy had glue finger prints all over it, and I was only allowed three paints so it had a green propeller but I loved it. The smell of humbrol paints transports me back to it without fail.

Q: What was your first ever build?

@NickHewitt4 Ah man, I love a good pillbox 👍. I too used to keep my parents waiting when ever we walked along Aberdovey beach. Sadly all washed away now.

Before I leave the military history of St Martha’s I really have to post these four pillboxes from the GHQ line, all beautifully sighted to cover each other’s arcs! When I was a kid I used to delay my parents for hours while I crawled in & out of them - sadly all bricked up now.

So I just got back from a few days with my mum and went for a walk up to St Martha’s Church near Guildford. Like all churchyards there’s some great military history if you spend a bit of time looking, but the stories at St Martha’s really are amazing!

@DrTrevorDines Dont forget the daffodils, I once drink the water some cut daffodils had been standing in by accident 🤦‍♂️. It did make me rather ill, but i survived. On a more serious note it is a rather ridiculous story Aunty.

@Brick_Cop @metpoliceuk Well said! But if you do leave dont join the Ambulance service!!

I’m owed nothing by Policing and I owe Policing nothing back. I have given you so much and all you do is ask for more. No more pay, no more time, yet you keep asking. And I’m told always; it’ll be better and it never is. So why would we stay? Huh? 🤷🏼‍♂️ #ThinBlueLine 😂🤷🏼‍♂️👀😉🚨

@rgpoulussen Tbf it does look like fun

One happy German. #WW2 #HISTORY

@SaveOldSarum @jbanningww1 @CWGC That's a pitty, after all the selfless sacrifice was for the people of France, amongst others. I'm equally sure its not a reflection on the depth of gratitude of people on the continent though.

@JprTaylor @jbanningww1 @CWGC From when I spoke to the team in Arras when I visited a few months ago, they said EOHO isn't allowed in France due to their laws on volunteering.

An unkempt & disappointing Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery. Weeds everywhere & all in need of a good mow. The usual suspects will come out to defend the commission, but really @CWGC, this is pretty poor. We can all see it.

@footsteps_pod What was it used for Matt? Something to do with the fuse?

From my collection - a British shell spanner, which I spotted in a skip at the side of the road during a house demolition #ww1

@footsteps_pod Made in Birmingham, of course it still works 👍. Plus no pea so it works in the wet.

From my collection- a Hudson and Co 1914 British Trench Whistle - it still works perfectly #ww1

@LerryOwen @fredsirieix1 He is a wicked keeper 😜

What’s the big ouha with the cricket? I did not follow but I’m interested to know about it. Thanks.

Wow! I’m just coming up to 50K followers: many thanks for all the Follows, Likes & RTs! To celebrate win one of my books (below) kindly supplied by @penswordbooks. To win: *you must be in the U.K. *you must Follow, Like & RT this Tweet. *use #sommecourt50 *ends midnight 27/06

@MarcLaurenceau Until you stop and think about it, you dont consider things like: what to do with the dead servicemen, how to identify them, how to inform people what has happened to there loved ones, how to clear up the areas that were fought over. Interesring & sad photos.

@nevsayagoal @AndyAitcheson It is the sound of summer!

@AndyAitcheson You don’t even have to like cricket to love it

In between each ashes series I always forget how much I love listening to ashes test match special. It’s made all the more lovely by not knowing a thing they’re talking about

@PaulHic80466580 @RedFiveModels @almurray @WeHaveWaysPod Wow, it looks incredible 👍.

@JprTaylor @RedFiveModels @almurray @WeHaveWaysPod amzn.eu/d/alezJpH these! I matched the drill bit to the holes in the shroud.

#shitoff has started! Added tools from accurate armour, drilled out the 30cal and some plastic card to fill the void Aboyne the wheels. Hope to have her built by the weekend. @RedFiveModels @almurray @WeHaveWaysPod