Post; GET A LOAD OF THIS! UNQUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Del Boy · June 28th, 2007

Truth is stranger than fiction!

This Sunday brings the anniversary of 1 july 91 years ago at the Somme, when Captain Wifred Nevill of the 55th Brigade sent 4 platoons of The East Surreys over the top, each with a soccer ball, to compete in dribbling the balls up to the German front line through the machine gun fire. The first platoon there to win.

Each ball was marked 'The Great European Cup-Tie Final - East Surreys versus the Bavarians.'

Captain Nevill was mown down.

Ref : Somme - The Heroism and Horror of War by Martin Gilbert.

COMMAND THE FUTURE, CONQUER THE PAST.

June 28th, 2007
Del Boy Tribunus Laticlavius	Post; GET A LOAD OF THIS! UNQUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT Truth is stranger than fiction! This Sunday brings the anniversary of 1 july 91 years ago at the Somme, when Captain Wifred Nevill of the 55th Brigade sent 4 platoons of The East Surreys over the top, each with a soccer ball, to compete in dribbling the balls up to the German front line through the machine gun fire. The first platoon there to win. Each ball was marked 'The Great European Cup-Tie Final - East Surreys versus the Bavarians.' Captain Nevill was mown down. Ref : Somme - The Heroism and Horror of War by Martin Gilbert. COMMAND THE FUTURE, CONQUER THE PAST. Last edited by Del Boy; June 28th, 2007 at 23:39.