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Extramural Activity posted: " The 10th (Irish) Division fought only briefly "in Flanders fields", towards the very end of the war, having spent most of its time in Gallipoli (in the Ottoman Empire), Macedonia, Egypt, and Palestine. The 16th took part in the Somme, especially a" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Extramural Activity We Are The Dead by Extramural Activity The 10th (Irish) Division fought only briefly "in Flanders fields", towards the very end of the war, having spent most of its time in Gallipoli (in the Ottoman Empire), Macedonia, Egypt, and Palestine. The 16th took part in the Somme, especially at "Guinchy" [Ginchy] and Guillemont, while the 36th were deployed on the first day (the Battle Of Albert). The poem in the middle is the first half of John McCrae's In Flanders Fields: "In Flanders fields the poppies blow/Between the crosses, row on row/That mark our place, and in the sky/The larks, still bravely singing, fly/Scarce heard amid the guns below.//We are the dead; short days ago/We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow/Loved and were loved, and now we lie/In Flanders fields." Click to enlarge (to 2000 x 1585) Copyright © 2018 Extramural Activity Camera Settings: f4.4, 1/125, ISO 80, full size 4632 x 3672 text: X06358 Ebrington Centre, Londonderry Extramural Activity | 2018-12-04 at 8:00 am | Categories: 36th (Ulster) Division, London-/Derry, Mural, PUL, WWI | URL: https://wp.me/p2FKAU-5K4 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Extramural Activity. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://extramuralactivity.com/2018/12/04/we-are-the-dead/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com