Remembrance Day - November 11

[Myfi!]

In Memory of my uncle
SIDNEY HARNISS boy 1st class aged 16
 serving on the Indefatigable at Jutland

[GRACELAND]

In Memory Of Edward B Ballard Glos Regt 1915 Flanders

[ravenhair]

In Memory of

John Henry Askew ,

my great uncle, who I knew nothing about until I started my research,
PO/11610 Seargant - Royal Marines

Who lost his life aboard HMS Good Hope
at
The Battle of Coronel
Sunday 1st November 1914

May his sacrifice never be forgotten

[Zelley]

In Memory of

John Henry Askew ,

my great uncle, who I knew nothing about until I started my research,
PO/11610 Seargant - Royal Marines
Who lost his life aboard HMS Good Hope
at The Battle of Coronel
Sunday 1st November 1914
May his sacrifice never be forgotten

The following site may be of interest:
http://www.coronel.org.uk

[matty]

In Memory of John Crompton

Lance Corporal 14710

7th Bn East Lancashire Regiment

who died on the 5th July 1916

Thiepval Memorial Somme France

Pier & Face 6C

[subee]

for my hubby..........

In memory of his grandad who was wounded in France 09.11.1918 and died 15.11.1918 without knowing his baby daughter(Hubby's mum) had arrived three weeks earlier 23.10.1918 

[Zelley]

An interesting site to visit for those with ancestors involved in the WW I Raid of Zeebrugge:
http://www.mckenzie.uk.com

[Tony Payne]

An excerpt from the Zebrugge site - thanks for sending the link...

These submarine attacks continued throughout the war and by 1917 allied ships were being sunk at the rate of four hundred a month.

Isn't that amazing - and this is just WWI not WWII!
Looking up my grandfather's maritime history in WWI recently I ws appalled at how many ships were sunk each month.  The web site I went to listed each ship and it's losses - they went on for page after page after page.

We owe these brave souls a lot....

[Zelley]

An excerpt from the Zebrugge site - thanks for sending the link...

These submarine attacks continued throughout the war and by 1917 allied ships were being sunk at the rate of four hundred a month.

Isn't that amazing - and this is just WWI not WWII!
Looking up my grandfather's maritime history in WWI recently I ws appalled at how many ships were sunk each month.  The web site I went to listed each ship and it's losses - they went on for page after page after page.
We owe these brave souls a lot....

It may be true or pure speculation, but I wonder what effect the
sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse in December 1941
had on the Fall of Singapore in February 1942.

Earlier in 1941, HMS Repulse was involved in the pursuit of the
Bismark.

When one reads the list of names of the lost mariners, a sad
and shocking fact is the loss of many teenagers from 16 - 19.
A few of the names are mentioned in a few messages on
this thread