For Remembrance Week

[sarahsean]

I`d like to remember my grt great  uncle Jack Anscombe died aged 19 in Singapore in 1917 and my husbands grt great  uncle Bernard Mahony died aged 19 in 1918. 

For me this has always been an emotive week even before i knew of their sacrifice and i would also like to mention any current serving servicemen. They are a credit to their nations.

Sarah

[LoneyBones]

My Grandmother had four brothers go to the first world war. All but one came home.
John George WALTON, died 1st of September, 1918 and is buried at Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu, Somme, France.
Her brother Frank WALTON survived two wars and died of injuries recieved when two boys bashed him and stole his push-bike. He was 85 years old.

Lest We Forget.

Leonie.

[busybod]

In memory of my Mother's brother Private William Walker, Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment).  William (or Bill as he was known to everyone) was his Mother's one remaining son, after losing 3 others in infancy.  She also had 6 daughters, but always said she didnt have any luck with boys.  Bill was killed in Sfax, Tunisia  North Africa on 6th April 1943 (the day after his Mother's 52nd birthday!!!).  I am told by his sister that he was killed by a sniper a month before the war ended.  He went off to the war with a group of other young men from the local area and he was the only one of them that didnt come back. 

Busybod

[Seoras]

Just back from our memorial,very moving and wonderful to see the age range of those paying their respects,from toddlers to war veterans.The only spoiler for me was the traffic.It's a pity the police,of whom there were several couldn't stop drivers and ask them to switch off their infernal combustion engines for just two minutes.

[RedMystic]

Such a moving day with so much to remember & honour.

I'm still documenting my husband's uncle's military experience during WWII, but I know from what I've tracked so far that he survived over 100 bombing missions over Europe. May he rest in peace knowing that we honour what he did for us.

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[PaulaToo]

Although I personally have lost no family members in war I would still like to pay tribute to those wonderful brave men and women who died to keep us free.

[BashLad]

The Roll of Honour for The Accrington Pals shows  three and four of the same name and address occuring many many times. There was hardly a street without casualties and you can hardly imagine what it must have been like after the first day of the battle of the Somme when the Regiment were almost wiped out, and the telegrams  were being delivered thick and fast amid news in the daily papers that it had  all been a resounding success!!!!
 It is hardly believable that it could have happened, but it did.
                                                                                                 Viktoria.

I'm actually from Accrington and I'm told that the day after the battle started a rumour swept through town saying that they all had died. Apparently something of a riot almost occurred before the mayor was able to find out that 'only' most of them had died or been injured. Might take a picture of the memorial and post it tomorrow (if this fog shifts!) - it's quite a sight.

[Lisajj]

Spent Armistice Day at my usual place in Bedworth, Warwickshire. Every year for 93 years Bedworth has held a parade on 11 November. The whole town unites for this day, including all of the schools. I am proud of my town and also proud to be a member of the Girls' Brigade as we also take part in the parade. My grans cousin Victor Shaw died on active duty in WW2. Tonight I will be watching the festival of remembrance and tomorrow also taking part in a service for Remembrance Sunday.

[Windsor87]

My great great grandfather, Engineman Robert Strachan.
Killed onboard H.M.T. Waltham on or around the 10th October 1917 aged 49, just off the Isle of Man.

His wife remained a widow for the next 42 years.
He never met his youngest son, Ewan, who was born in Januray 1918.