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It's an extremely moving work, and I like the way you have shown it glimpsed through trees, we are looking in on a private tragedy. And that's the subtlest colour-popping I have ever seen!
I have photographed this, and researched the stories of some of the men. Each of those poles in the background represents an executed man. I even encountered a relative of one of them, on this site.
Incidentally, the French army executed rather more men than the British army, well it was numerically bigger. The Germans executed fewer than twenty for desertion, usually when there were aggravating factors such as inciting others to desert. They didn't want to waste trained men... (WW2 was a different matter.)
Moira
I have photographed this, and researched the stories of some of the men. Each of those poles in the background represents an executed man. I even encountered a relative of one of them, on this site.
Incidentally, the French army executed rather more men than the British army, well it was numerically bigger. The Germans executed fewer than twenty for desertion, usually when there were aggravating factors such as inciting others to desert. They didn't want to waste trained men... (WW2 was a different matter.)
Moira
Very moving
A very moveing mono image
Cliff
Cliff
Thank you, Moira, for your kind words. Around the statue, stand six trees that represent the firing squad. It was a moving visit, we stayed over night and went to the service on Sunday morning at 1100am.
We then went to Whittington Barracks Staffordshire, Home of the Staffordshire Regiment.
The Regiment has built a WWI trench, for a small fee my friend's and I stepped back in time.
With sound effects and actors, we walked the trench.
I feel we should all experience a visit to Whittington Barracks.
I have nothing but the greatest respect for Great men of the Somme.
http://staffordshireregimentmuseum.com/museum.html
My thanks to all the staff at the Museum.
We then went to Whittington Barracks Staffordshire, Home of the Staffordshire Regiment.
The Regiment has built a WWI trench, for a small fee my friend's and I stepped back in time.
With sound effects and actors, we walked the trench.
I feel we should all experience a visit to Whittington Barracks.
I have nothing but the greatest respect for Great men of the Somme.
http://staffordshireregimentmuseum.com/museum.html
My thanks to all the staff at the Museum.
