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[Closed] WW1 troops in Manchester

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Around Piccadilly station this morning, groups of young men in WW1 battledress hanging around waiting for something to start. Very moving actually.

Sort of puts me in mind of pitting country against country and tearing Europe apart.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 8:59 am
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Waterloo too - very poignant


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:01 am
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Yes I can imagine


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:02 am
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Looking at the news it appears to have been a nationwide thing. I don't know who came up with the idea but full marks. To coin an STW phrase "it got a bit dusty".


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:50 am
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Here in Bolton too. Very effective.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 12:41 pm
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A bunch of them just tramped past me when I was leaving the bakery this morning - Sheffield


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 12:43 pm
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Down at Victoria this morning too. Even more poignant with this backdrop....

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Posted : 01/07/2016 12:46 pm