Remembrance Day - November 11

[tazzie]

 Also today we remember those civilians who died in conflict....

                           Elizabeth Casbolt age 40
                           daughter Elizabeth 19
                           daughter Ivy 17
                           son Frederick 13
                          daughter May 11

 All killed at 33 Rodney Place London on 10 May 1941.
 Southwark Metropolitan Cemetery.

                            Tazzie

[PaulaToo]

FOR ALL THOSE WITH NO NAME AND NO KNOWN RESTING PLACE

[Treetotal]

Remembered with respect...

Carol

[deb usa]

In memory of my Great Grandfather  William Skinner Middleton, 7th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry who died on 29th March 1918 in France.

Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial , panel 25 and 26.

Wish I could be at Pozieres to lay my own flowers for him ...

deb
 

[chinakay]

The Montreal paper's obit section is 4 pages long today...very unusual for a Sunday. Most of the entries are Memoriams for soldiers, including one who fell at Passchendaele. There are notices from the Black Watch, the Canadian Legion, and McGill University. It's all here if anyone is interested.

http://www.legacy.com/can-montreal/Obituaries.asp?Page=SearchResults&DateRange=Today&Product=0

Cheers,
China

[Thudnut]

Springbok,
It is a poem called High Flight, by Pilot Officer John Gillespie McGee, RCAF.

I was proud to march past the Cenotaph in London today and, afterwards, walked through the gounds of Westminster Abbey, looking at all the poppy crosses lined up so beautifully.  I was fortunate enough to see one bearing the name of a former squadron friend:


A hint of sadness, but many happy memories.  The words of P.O. McGee are for you too Mick!

Thudders

[liverpool annie]

I thought of you today Thudders ... 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 .... that was the program and the "Buddy Poppy " I wore 

[old rowley]

Hi Thudders,

Like you I was proud to have marched past the Cenotaph today but at the same time humbled by those that have fought and have given the utmost sacrifice to give me the freedom that I have today. My sister and I also went to the poppy field's after the march past (we possibly rubbed shoulders with out knowing it) to lay our crosses on the FEPOW section but I was slightly amazed at the paradox of the anti war protestors at Westminster against that which we had marched for.

old rowley

[Thudnut]

Thank you, Annie.

I have to confess to having a 'bit of grit' in my eyes, once or twice today too.

Old Rowley, I would like to think that we did brush shoulders.  Perhaps next year we can exchange a few words!  I hope that the protesters realise that they are free to be there because of the sacrifices of those we remembered today. 

Thudders