John Lennon didn't die in 1980 he died at the Battle of the Somme in 1916

John Lennon didn't die in 1980 he died at the Battle of the Somme in 1916

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edward w pritchard

John Lennon didn't die in 1980 in 1980 he died in 1916 at the battle of the Somme. Somme is a department in Northern France scene of a ferocious battle in WW1 where hundreds of thousands of British Citizens died in combat.

Out of convention if a man jumps back in History after his first death and dies before he was born then the second date of his death is officially used for Record as his historical date of death. Here to fore, John Lennon then, later founder of the Beatles who influenced World culture in the 1960's was one of half a million Anglo-French Causalities in the Summer and Fall of 1916 at Somme.

Little is known of Lennon's contributions as a soldier at Somme in 1916. Perhaps he played a harmonica between battles and perhaps he wrote poetry and lyrics against the absurdity of War. Perhaps Lennon's experiences with Mustard gas, flame throwers and bayonets in 1916 during WW1 at Somme later molded his strong opinions expressed in his music on War and imperialism in the 1960's.

No pictures exist of Lennon as a Tommie in the "Great War" as the British called WW1. Historians speculate that Lennon although intelligent would have just been one of the troops and not an officer.
However, in any event it's certain that John Lennon would have looked dapper in a uniform and would have marched and ducked with a certain style as he charged over the top and rolled over barb wire during Hellish conflagration. No known etchings of actual WW1 battle scenes that were drawn by Lennon have been found.

This year the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in 1916 let us remember the forgotten millions of good Men who died in heroic battle in the Great War. If John Lennon hadn't been assassinated by John David Chapman in 1980 and still lived today he would agree that the brave soldiers who fought and died in WW1 deserve to be long remembered.

Somme a terrible word that should be recalled with sadness and resignation by citizens of all the Nations forever.