Battle of the somme

'I felt humbled by their sacrifice'

The descendant of a Somme dispatch rider has spoken of his 'humility' and emotion after completing a commemorative motorbike ride across the battlefield.

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Dodging enemy fire – the life of a dispatch rider

The Battle of the Somme left 1.3million casualties and it has come to symbolise the futility of the First World War - meet one man in the thick of it

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Somme biker was vital Anzac link

Next month marks the centenary of the bloodiest battle of the First World War, the Battle of the Somme, and The Connexion has a two page feature on a dispatch rider who braved fire from both sides... to get carrier pigeons back to Anzac troops on the front line.

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Battle of the somme

'I felt humbled by their sacrifice'

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Dodging enemy fire – the life of a dispatch rider

Somme biker was vital Anzac link

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