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FT.FM641
Composed by
Jonty Hall. Flute and
Piano. Score and part.
Forton Music #FM641.
Published by Forton Music
(FT.FM641).
ISBN
9790570485406.
Pass
chendaele, is a small
village five miles
north-east of Ypres. The
3rd Battle of Ypres was
fought here... On 18 July
1917 the Allied troops
began a heavy ten day
bombardment before the
main attack; 3,000 guns
fired over 4 million
shells. The battle
commenced on the 31st of
July, and stretched on
until November the 10th,
1917. Heavy rain began on
the day of attack,
producing thick mud,
which caked uniforms and
clogged rifles; It became
so deep that men, horses
and pack mules drowned in
it. The Germans, who had
used chlorine gas in the
2nd Battle of Ypres, now
used mustard gas which
inflicted chemical burns.
The offensive resulted in
gains for the Allies, but
it was not the great
breakthrough that was
hoped for; The Allies
suffered 310,000
casualties, the Germans
260,000. Just south west
of the village of
Passchendaele is the
Cemetery and Memorial -
Tyne Cot. It is the
resting place of 11,954
Commonwealth soldiers and
is the largest
Commonwealth military
cemetery in the world.
The Tyne Cot Memorial is
a long wall which carries
the names of 34,863
British soldiers who have
no known grave. Pals
battalions became
synonymous with the towns
of northern Britain; Men
enlisted because they
could serve alongside
their friends, relatives
and workmates.
Tyne Music
