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Surrey / Re: Howard Avenel Bligh St. George
« on: Wednesday 10 December 14 17:57 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Viktoria
I'm sorry to hear of your recent bereavement, There is an excellent web site named the Long Long Trail, Membership is free, under the members gallery you can see a group of portrait photographs which are from my collection, I posted them on his anniversary, I use the same membership name, Jbarry,

Regards
James

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Surrey / Re: Howard Avenel Bligh St. George
« on: Friday 26 September 14 11:58 BST (UK)  »
Hi Viktoria
The hand written dedication "In that rich earth a richer dust contained" has been taken as a part quote from 'The Soldier' by Rupert Brooke, his verse reads “In that rich earth a richer dust concealed”

Rupert Brookes Poem 'The Soldier' was the last in a sonnet sequence entitled '1914'. they were first published in January of 1915

On April 4, 1915, Dean Inge of St. Paul's Cathedral read a sonnet from the pulpit as part of his Easter Sunday sermon. The sermon was published in The Times the next day, so my thoughts would be, that the picture was dedicated then framed, after April 4th 1915.

The Framed Photograph shows Howard Avenel Bligh St George’s original Grave which was prepared with a lot of thought, kindness and respect, it had a Celtic cross with his full name on it, a boundry of white painted stones and 6 pillars set inside the stones each attached to it’s neighbour by a length of chain, the cross and plot residing within the pillars, the soldier leaning over it tending the Plot within, was an incredibly thoughtful touch, to the photograph, this was a well loved young officer, and I believe his brother officers paid tribute to him in, creating this comfort for his Mother, as Jerry’s book states, The Church which is also shown in the photograph and the Cemetery were shelled, destroying the church and this Grave.
Regards Jim

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Surrey / Re: Howard Avenel Bligh St. George
« on: Thursday 25 September 14 17:38 BST (UK)  »
Hi Jerry, I am interested in Howard Avenel Bligh St. George, I have purchased and read your excellent book, it may interest you to know that I have a picture of his grave at Zillebeke, it was taken showing one of his regiment tending the grave and sent to his mother to comfort her, She wrote a quote beneath it which say's "In that rich earth a richer dust contained"

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