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No Man's Land - Green Fields of France.

A beautiful song. Sung as it should be sung by the man who wrote it. With no verses omitted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1VD84SLW8I

For those that lost their future.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

I memory of my Great Uncle who died, aged 21yrs, just one week after being awarded the MM.
His family were proud of him then, as we are now Xxx

In honour of Remembrance Day,,,,,,,, Henry John ‘Harry’ Patch, the last survivor of the trenches of the First World War,

Harry died in 2009 at aged 111. :-).

My great uncle Edward Waller 26th September 1917 aged 19 and my great great uncle Herbert Henry Higgins 27th October 1914 at Ypres aged 21.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7722443.stm
Poignant ceremony marks Armistice
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Three of the last surviving veterans of World War I were greeted with a round of applause as they arrived to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice.
Henry Allingham, 112, Harry Patch, 110, and Bill Stone, 108, are among the last of the five million men and women who served in Britain's forces during the conflict.
The knowledge that this was almost certainly the last significant anniversary the men will attend made the event particularly poignant.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7722443.stm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30000333

A two-minute silence will be held around the UK to mark the anniversary of the World War One armistice.

The two-minute silence will be begin at 11:00 GMT.

Saturday 10th Nov 1917 Bombardment still on Fritz over 6.30pm 50 Bombs on Dunkirk & District Raining

Sunday 11th Nov 1917 Bergues France. Bombardment still on. Raining Nieuport & Flanders Sector. Letters from Ossy. fritz's planes over at 10.30pm Bombs Dropped all round District.

Monday 12th Nov 1917 Bombardment extra Heavy Nieuport & Ypres Sector. Fritz blows up line at Dosinghem Engine falls Hole at Elverdinge Engine falls in Creek near Camp Fritz shells about 1 mile from Camp plainly seen

R.I.P Rupert Gordon Moremon aka Pop and thank you for diary. I never have a dry eye when I read your diary.



Gai

<3 <3 <3 At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 the First World War ended - On this day the 11th day of the 11th month of 2014 - we will remember all those who have sacrificed their lives or were injured in that war and in all conflicts since <3 <3 <3

Thinking of an uncle who died at the Somme 3rd July 1916 aged 18 years

but since finding this family member have thought a lot about him too

Alexander Ernest Thomas Kimbrey was born in 1900 the son of Ernest Henry Kimbrey Angelina {nee Bowkok}
Ernest died in 1911 aged 31 and Annie married again in 1915.

In May 1915 Alexander enlisted in the Army giving his age as 19 !
He was discharged on the 31st March1 916 on the intervention of his mother "mis statement of age"

He appears to have joined the Merchant Navy almost immediately and he was listed as" presumed drowned" 31st October 1916 when his ship the Adriatic went down with all hands.

The Adriatic is a listed War Grave although it's exact location is not known

Alexander is on the Tower Hilll Memorial age 16 years

An only child that line ended

REMEMBERING

Why do you still march Old Man, with medals on your chest?
Why do you grieve Old Man, for those friends you laid to rest?
Why do your eyes still gleam Old Man, when you hear the bugles blow?
Tell me, why do you cry old man for those days so long ago?

I'll tell you why I march with medals on my chest.
I'll tell you why I grieve young man for those I laid to rest.
Through misty fields of gossamer silk come visions of distant times,
When boys of tender age lost lives, and mothers pined.
We buried them in a blanket shroud, their young flesh scorched and blackened,
A communal grave, newly gouged in bloodstained gorse and bracken.
And you ask me why I march young man - I march to remind you all
That for those apple-blossomed youths, you would never have known freedom at all.

Anon.

http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/ways-to-give/fundraising-appeals/poppy-appeal-2015-launch/
POPPY APPEAL 2015 LAUNCH

This year The Royal British Legion has launched its annual Poppy Appeal with a Poppy Parade in London.

A 'symbolic' first poppy has travelled across London from the Legion's headquarters at Haig House in Borough and been presented to the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street. Supporters, beneficiaries and some of the stars of our Poppy Appeal 2015 campaign all participated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jpyQ6vX8Hk

So I asked the landlady,
"Do you really think I'm crazy,
Spending my time in here,
Drinking down your watery beer?".
Then she said that "Life's too short
To spend your time wrapped in worried thought.
Oh come on and drink up dear.

And lay your money down,
And lay your money down".

But I said "Well there must be more"
When some man said he fought in the war
For me and I was ungrateful
He said "Gimme another drink Mable
For all those good times then".
And Mable said "You can say that again".
And they did 'till they were unable.

They laid their money down,
They just laid their money down.

Come on and lay your money down
Come on and lay your money down.

Oh then in the following silence
I tried very hard to make sense.
Of the things that the man did say
When he turned and quickly walked away.
All he said was "Time is money, Oh I've got to go now" and I thought
"That's funny did he really risk his life for me?"

Or just lay his money down,
He just lay his money down...

Ralph McTell

For my father, Flying Officer J.W.Lynes who was killed over the Netherlands, 20th Dec 1942, five weeks before I was born, aged 28 years.
Also my second cousin Captain Michael Trelease, who died of TB from wounds sustained in North Africa on 31st March 1945, aged d 26 years.

In memory of:

Norman Ernest Robinson, WW2, 1945 Germany
Herbert Linge, WW1, Battle of Jutland
Arthur James Linge, WW1, 1914
Ernest Henry Linge, WW1, 1914
Richard Gorton Guest, WW1, 1917, Mesopotamia

May they have found peace perfect peace.
x

Sorry, I made a mistake so I'll repeat my last post.

In memory of:

Norman Ernest Robinson, WW2, 1945, Germany
Herbert Linge, WW1, Battle of Jutland
Arthur James Linge, WW1, 1914
Ernest Henry Linge, WW1, 1915
Richard Gorton Guest, WW1, 1917, Mesopotamia

Men who gave their lives to save others.

May they have found peace perfect peace.

x

In memory of Herbert Stocker, Robert Stocker both OH's great uncles. Cyril Pates, George Salisbury Cooper my great uncle.

Also a special tribute to all of the men on our Town War memorial who I have had the priviledge of researching as our History Society project.

We will never forget

Thank you, Phil and Katie, for organising the thread to have a sticky.

http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/the-great-war/diary-of-the-great-war/diary-of-the-great-war-for-1915/5207-3-november-1915.html#sthash.kRnSGK8x.dpbs


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11963638/Daily-Telegraph-November-3-1915.html

Two of the most senior men in Britain led the news today. Pride of place went to Herbert Asquith’s “speech of most unaccustomed length” as the Telegraph’s leader on page 8 put it, on the war’s progress in the commons, which was reported, alongside Sir Edward Carson's resignation speech and other members critical of the Government's handling on page 9 and reprinted for those brave enough to which to read it all in full on pages 5 and 6.

Rather more succinct was King George V, who sent an Special Order of the Day to his troops complimenting them, reprinted on page 9. Next to this can be found the “authorised version” of his accident whilst visiting them (even though it admitted it is “exactly as stated in the bulletins”) which appears to have been issued to discount gossip that it had been caused in a different manner to that reported.

Also in today’s paper
- Lord Kitchener is going to review the City National Guard, the description of which makes it sound like a precursor of Dad’s Army – page 8