Are You Sitting Comfortably Part 2

[Ruskie]

What a wonderful result! You all need a medal!

Graham sounds like a wonderful person to have on side, and with a genuine interest in this search.

I hope the stone can be placed in it's righful position. I wonder if there is a local business who may be willing to sponsor this (we need someone with money), especially at this time of the year.  Does anyone have any idea how much this would cost?

As it is proving so hard to trace any living descendents of Robert, I wonder if his tag may be better off in a museum, with a picture of him (if there is one?) and some information about his life and death, and how the tag was discovered. It's a marvellous tale! A descendent may not necessarily appreciate it, or be interested.

Well done to you all.

[tony h]

Somehow I managed to get a link all wrong, but it did say postcode L37 7DP before it disapeared. Not saying it's right though

T

[clematised]

I have just found the church and church yard Graves on google earth and here is the address to find it on google earth
St Peter's Church

Church Rd
Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 6DA, UK

I agree that the relatives are not close enough and it would be better given with the story and pictures to a worthy site but that would be the decision of Michele.

Edna

[Polldoll]

Thanks Edna .. I 'll see how long it 'll take to get there on google earth...    By the way  has anyone approached the local tv station or radio  station since we have discovered Robert's grave?
 

[liverpool annie]

Everybody's in shock I think Poll ! 

Somebody mentioned it .... but I don't think anybody's done anything yet ! 

Annie

[clematised]

I think my sister may be able to organise that for us but lets see about getting the lifting of the gravestone organised first irons are already in the fire.

Edna

[Polldoll]

I was just thinking that we could do with a filmcrew there when it is actually lifted as opposed to after the event .. lools like  you could be now the co ordinator Edna ...  what a great job you have done too....   a big pat on the back for you too . So many people have done so much ...I am just in awe of you all .

[Gatacre]

"It's a marvellous tale! A descendent may not necessarily appreciate it, or be interested.
From Ruskie"

I think that a museum would be the right place for Robert's Wrist Tag.

This year Robert William Stead who did not live long enough to enjoy the ensuing peace which was to follow the "WAR to end all WARS" and who was unlucky to have no children  will no longer be a forgotten man beneath a fallen headstone.   His name will be remembered in St. Peter's church and by his  large extended family from around the world in their special  prayers.  The ones who cared.   This is an extraordinary thing to happen.  One can say , almost a miracle after a time lapse of 81 years.

My own father was lucky enough to come home in 1919 but the quest for Robert has made me think of how many of my dad's  descendants, beside myself and surviving brother, will be thinking of their grandad, grt. grandad and g.g. grandad on that 11th hour on this coming11th day and
11th month....not very many, I think.  Which brought me to the decision that the best place of care for Robert's wrist tag would be a museum.

Norah

[Ruskie]

Oh, I DO love the idea of a film crew filming the lifting of the stone - how exciting! Does anyone out there have any connections in TV land?

The whole saga would make a wonderful film or mini-series or simply a great news story, and one which would have worldwide not just local appeal. I'd LOVE to see it.

At the very least would it be possible for a rootschatter to film the lifting of the stone and put it 'out there' for us all to see?