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Suffolk Guild

Henley, Suffolk

St Peter

Friday, 1 July 2016 in 2h 53 (8)

5100 Somme Surprise Major

Composed by B E Whiting and Trident

1 Adrian Knights

2 Mary S Garner

3 Jed Flatters

4 Joan Garrett

5 Nigel F C Gale

6 Thomas G Scase

7 Stephen D Pettman (C)

8 Brian E Whiting

First in the method by all and for the Guild.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, which started on 1/7/1916. This day was the worst day in the history of the British army, which suffered 57,470 casualties. Also remembering the other 350,000+ casualties by the end of the battle on 18/11/1916, of which nearly a quarter were fatalities.

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Last updated Monday, 9 January 2017 at 10:52:31. First submitted Friday, 1 July 2016 at 17:15:41 by Stephen D Pettman.

Imported from Campanophile entry 246035 (submitted by Stephen D Pettman).

Sent for publication in The Ringing World on Friday, 1 July 2016 at 17:19:20, and printed in issue 5490, page 732.

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