Remembrance Day - November 11

[rancegal]

Another Casualty of War.

  This is in memory of a man I will not name, who lived in a village nearby.
 In early 1918 he was a recent widower with two young sons and a baby daughter when his call-up papers came. The baby was being looked after by relatives, but he knew the boys would go to the workhouse orphanage. None of the people with power in that small place would be prepared to suggest he should stay at home; after all, there was the orphanage for such cases.
     On the night before he was due to leave, he put his sons to bed and when they had fallen asleep he killed them before taking his own life.

    The two boys were buried together in the children's section of the little cemetery. The father was buried next to his wife's grave.
      I think he was a casualty of war, just as much as if he had fallen in battle.

[Quiller]

Lest we Forget

In Memory of LAC Martin Beard Age 20yrs 1 Sqd RAF Regiment.
Died 7 August 2007. Al Waki Basra Iraq.

My Nephew.

Gone, but will never be forgotten.


Quiller

[TSB]

in memory of grandad i never knew.
PRIVATE JAMES CROMPTON.
26238  20TH BN MANCHESTER REGIMENT.
HE DIED ON THE SOMME  IN SEPTEMBER 1916
REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR.
              SERRE ROAD CEMETERY NO .2
                REST IN PEACE

[treebuster]

In memory of
Private F.C Marsh
Worctershire Regiment who died of his wounds at home 1916

Also to the memory of
Richard J Hewett of
London Rifles...

[Eilleen]

In memory of
                    Joseph Wakefield, corporal 4968652, 9th ( The queens own Yorkshire dragoons )Bn, King's own Yorkshire Light Infantry. who died on Sat 24th April 1943, aged 36 yrs. son of Peter and Elizabeth Wakefield.
                   we thankyou all.

[madpants]

In memory of

2212 Private Arnold Sutcliffe, Lancs Fusiliers

Died 23/10/1915 and is buried in Portianos Military Cemetary

My Great Great Uncle
'Gone but not forgotten'

[SeeBee]

This another tragic story to join so many already documented on this thread.

In memory of Alfred, David and Victor Kester.
I recently discovered that my Grandmother had twin cousins David and Alfred Kester. Both of whom died on active service during WWI.
Alfred died on 26/9/2007 and his brother David on 3/11/1918.
Also David's son Victor died also on active service during WWII on 16/6/1943.

[mitchell]

Lest We Forget

In memory of Engineman John Cowie, son of Alexander and Jane Cowie of Macduff, Banffshire.

LT/109821, H. M. Drifter Ocean Sunlight, Royal Naval Patrol Service

who died on 13/6/1940 age 35

Remembered with honour Lowestoft Naval Memorial

[Lynn H]

In Memory of two of my Uncles.

Private Richard Fowler.
2nd Bn., The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) 
who died 30th September 1942. age 30
He Came Home To Die

Sergeant William Fowler.
69 Sqdn., Royal Air Force.
who died 8th February 1945 age 19
Died Belgium.



I would also like to Remember another family member who died in a terrible disaster when the submarine he was serving on was rammed off the coast of Gibralta by one of our own ships. It happened on March 23 1922 during a training exercise.

To all those lost.
Lt. D C Sealey DSC
Lt. J C W Price DSC
Lt. T M Oswell
PO. E Penny
PO. R E Porch
LS. C Gamblen
AB. W J Hazell
AB. A S Hooper
AB. G J Kean
AB. G W Parsons
AB. W A Pearce
AB. G H Rickard
OSea. A E Porter
Boy. S G Dale
L Sig. E J Harvey
L Tel. A H Cant
L Tel. M E Davis
CERA. A W Blackwell
ERA. R Fowler
ERA. D McDonald
SPO. J G Hansford
L Sto. H C Anderson