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Re: Accrington Pals project
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Originally Posted by Andrew Jackson
Although the devastating losses suffered by the Pals on 1st July 1916 had a traumatic effect on the town at the time, they didn't amount to the loss of a generation.
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It was the time scale that made the Accrington Pals so noteworthy, and I disagree, it was a whole generation of men that was killed in such a few short hours, and hence were unable to afterwards fulfil their roles as sons/husbands/fathers etc. afterwards.
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