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During my visit to Vimy ridge I didnt even try to hold back the tears. With the white grave stones row on row.

My god what a feeling, hard to describe how I felt.

My prayers are for them with god

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During my visit to Vimy ridge I didnt even try to hold back the tears. With the white grave stones row on row.

My god what a feeling, hard to describe how I felt.

My prayers are for them with god

Very tragic, but what does this have to do with Thailand?

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Thai Soilders who fought with the Allies in WW1......

Whether you wear a Red poppy or a White one.... tomorrow is the 11 th Nov and at 11-00 am on....you all I am shure know the story..... :o ...it is still a significant day for many...around the world including...LOS...so wee bit of Info....about...

The Monument of The First World War Volumteer Force is in the northwest corner of Sanam Luang../b].

King Rama VI built it to contain the ashes of the soilders who died in action. In A.D. 1914 World War I broke out.

Thailand declared war and sent volunteers who travelled to Europe to join in the fighting in A.D. 1918. The volunteer troop returned to Thailand on 21st September A.D. 1919.

During the war many brave volunteers lost their lives and were cremated in Europe. Their ashes were returned and a special ceremony was performed in the Ordination Hall at Wat Mahathat. The the ashes were placed inside this monument where King Rama VI laid a wreath.

This monument is located in the middle of a triangular lawn. It resembles a Javanese religious monument and is made of white stone.

On the lower level of the central part of the monument on all four sides there are inscription in back.

The first side of the inscription says: His Majesty King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) declared was against Germany, Austria and Hungary, and called for volunteers to fight in this war.

The second says: Thai soldiers fought bravely with their allies. Germany agreed to sign and armistice. The Thai soldiers then returned to Thailand on 1st May, A.D. 1919. His Majesty the King bestowed on them decorations and commanded the construction of this monument and the ashes of those soldiers who fell during the war were buried here.

The third and forth sides of the inscription give the list of names of those brave soldiers who were killed during the war together with their birthdays and the day of their deaths. At the end is inscribed the date on which they were buried: 24th September, A.D. 1919.

The pediment above the inscriptions are decorated with stucco in patterns of floral motifs, Kinnari and makara. The spire of the monument is in the shape of round chedi. At each of the four corners there is a replica of the monument.

The monument stands on a 3-tiered base.

The monument is surrounded by polished stone pillars about 1.50 metres high joined by black iron chains.

The government cleared and beautiful the grounds around the monument, with a lawn and pretty flowering bushes. Four concrete pavements lead to the monument.

This monument stands by itself attracting the eyes of passers-by in Sanam Luang, reminding them of the bravery and sacrifice of those whose ashes are enshrined therein :D

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Thai Soilders who fought with the Allies in WW1......

Whether you wear a Red poppy or a White one.... tomorrow is the 11 th Nov and at 11-00 am on....you all I am shure know the story..... :o ...it is still a significant day for many...around the world including...LOS...so wee bit of Info....about...

Yeah man. Me and my mates are going to the wreath laying in London tomorrow morning. As I get older, I find these places and events very emotional and more significant than ever. Maybe it's a sense of getting closer to my own mortality and realizing what young sacrifices really mean. I felt the same way when I went to the Khao Kho monument in Phetchabun last year and the Military Cemetary in Luxemborg where General Patton and thousands of soldiers are buried. It's a significant day everywhere, for sure.

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During my visit to Vimy ridge I didnt even try to hold back the tears. With the white grave stones row on row.

My god what a feeling, hard to describe how I felt.

My prayers are for them with god

Very tragic, but what does this have to do with Thailand?

This particular battle nothing to do with Thailand. But sometimes even the mods are sensible and allow a little straying, and on this particular day, Remembrance Sunday, it does no harm to think a little. Hard to walk throgh Kanchanaburi war cemetery and look at the rows of crosses and the dates and the ages, nationalities and religions and not think of those who died far from home in conditions almost too awful to contemplate. As much as I complain about this world, on days like this I become acutely aware that millions lost their lives to give me the freedom to bitch about it.

Lest we forget.

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During my visit to Vimy ridge I didnt even try to hold back the tears. With the white grave stones row on row.

My god what a feeling, hard to describe how I felt.

My prayers are for them with god

Very tragic, but what does this have to do with Thailand?

This particular battle nothing to do with Thailand. But sometimes even the mods are sensible and allow a little straying, and on this particular day, Remembrance Sunday, it does no harm to think a little. Hard to walk throgh Kanchanaburi war cemetery and look at the rows of crosses and the dates and the ages, nationalities and religions and not think of those who died far from home in conditions almost too awful to contemplate. As much as I complain about this world, on days like this I become acutely aware that millions lost their lives to give me the freedom to bitch about it.

Lest we forget.

Apologies - it had slipped my mind that today was the 11th. Every day seems to be the same here in the boonies :o

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Apologies - it had slipped my mind that today was the 11th. Every day seems to be the same here in the boonies :o

No worries Jack :D

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