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Hayle residents mark 100 years since the Battle of the Somme
Posted: July 01, 2016
|Hayle came together this morning to remember the centenary of the start of the Somme conflict.
Hayle Royal British Legion members, Hayle mayor Nick Farrar, deputy mayor Clive Polkinghorne and a group of around 25 residents met at the Hayle War Memorial to observe the occasion.
Photo by: Dorothy Maat-Davey
At 7:28am whistle was blown three times, followed by two minutes silence which concluded with a short service.
Read more: Cornwall remembers the Battle of the Somme
Afterwards families laid tributes and memories at the memorial of relatives involved.
Read more: Immersive experience marks 100 years since Battle of the Somme
The service was especially important as on this day 100 years ago a Hayle resident, Samuel James Bailey, 29 years old of Mount Pleasant lost his life fighting with The Devonshire Regiment 2nd battalion on the Somme.
Photo by: Dorothy Maat- Davey
Samuel's name is inscribed both on the Thiepval Memorial and the Hayle War Memorial.
via http://www.cornishman.co.uk/hayle-residents-mark-100-years-since-the-bat...
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