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During his return to the battlefields of the Somme, Eric Bogle reminisces on the tragedies of war.
He visits the Grass Lane cemetery near Flers where British, Australian and German soldiers lie in rest.
Despite the tragedy of the loss of millions of lives, Eric hopes a new generation will carry on the message of the song.
A new generation of youtubers have taken up the call as they give their versions of No Man's Land/ The green fields of France, so there may be hope for the future.
Eric laments the loss of life in his last verse as images of soldiers mix with his poetry.