Are You Sitting Comfortably Part 2

[Polldoll]

Good evening All,


I attended today at 11.00 am, at Mazingarbe, the commemorative ceremonies of the armistice of Nov. 11 1918.

Throughout these ceremonies Robert's Medal did not leave the palm of my hand, I felt that he was there with me, especially when the musicians played "God save the Queen".


Michel

I'm sure he was Michel ... I felt the same at our service ... .
Poll

[liverpool annie]

I was at the National Cemetery here - for their Remembrance and at 11.30am there was a Flypast ..... everybody stood and applauded .... ! took me a while to gain my composure ....
Robert was very much in my thoughts ....... along with a few others !! .... here's the program and the "Buddy Poppy " I wore  !!

[MaryA]

I did attend the lovely morning service which was packed to the gills.  I met Graham who is a very nice gentleman, and took another photo of the Burial Register, hopefully it might be clearer.  I'll post this when I get a chance to download it.

While I was there nobody else came to introduce themselves to Graham so I don't think anybody else attended.

Graham, when I told my son I'd met you he said "Wow".  He's only 26 but obviously Bob's legend lives on.

Mary

[liverpool annie]

I'm glad you went Mary !!

Graham .... thank you for be available for whoever was able to get there ..... I bet through the coming months you'll meet a few others !! 

Annie 

[aspin]

Mary you did  well I wish I could have been with you
I watch the TV as we were at our holiday home for the weekend I did stand up out of my chair at eleven o'clock I thought of my husbands uncle , my grt uncle and of Robert and i wondered if anyone was at the church from rootschat

He can have a little rest now until hopefully some relative can be found

Elizabeth

[michel51]

Dear Mary,

Thank you for attending the ceremony and to have been somehow our "ambassadrice plénipotentiaire"...!

very friendly

Michel

[JeannieR]

I'm sorry Guys.....

Feel I let you all down, by not attending on Sunday.

We were going down on the Saturday, staying overnight, attending the morning service....and driving home.....

But with Robert's name not being read out until the 6.30pm service, we would have had to drive home in the dark, and neither of us enjoy it anymore....my eyes are not good, but better after my cataract operation.....and Jim is 74 years old. night driving really bothers him......

We are, however, committed to going to place flowers on Roberts grave.

We watched "My boy Jack" on Sunday evening, and it really brought home the plight of Our boys in WW1....and for Robert to come home, and die so soon afterward, was really sad.......

Jeannie

[aspin]

Jeannie

Don't let it worry you

I too don't like driving in the dark now

Your thoughts were there I'm sure
Elizabeth

[liverpool annie]

You didn't let us down Girlfriend .... NOT AT ALL !!!!!

I thought it would be a bit much having to wait till 6.30pm .... far too late for you to get back !!

I'm just glad we were all able to think about him .....

Poor Robert ..... he's never had so much attention ... I bet he's loving it !! 

Annie