REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN

[Gil Boyd]

Paul,
Totally agree.
I did ask about that, and I was told they had tried in vain, but we are hoping that because it is a special event ie 100 years since the end of WW1 they may back down and not be so pompous.
I have to say also there are a lot of people buried in our graveyard that probably have less right than he to be there, some of whom, (I know they are not military), lived here only for a short time!
But things have certainly change 100 years on........I hope!

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[22SqnRAE]

I did ask about that, and I was told they had tried in vain, but we are hoping that because it is a special event ie 100 years since the end of WW1 they may back down and not be so pompous.

Gil,

Doesn't matter too much about the Committee's decision in any case. I do hope they agree, rightly, with you.

The important thing is young Edward Anniss is remembered by you and many more now, thanks to your work. That counts...

[Gil Boyd]

What a service of Remembrance.....................Edwards name finally engraved on the Cross of Sacrifice last week, after we recieved the permission from the diocese to do it after 100 years.

A very moving service dedicating his name finally.

Also meeting a family who had travelled up from Surrey for the service, whose great grandson served and died in WW1 who lived in the village who was posted as missing for 100 years, whose name is enscribed on the Thiepval Memorial along with 72,337 other names of the missing in battle.

We did something different here, where I put every ex servicemans face on a poppy 400mm diameter with the date of death and their full name which was placed at drivers height on 8 lamposts as they drove through our village towards the church and 8 poppies coming away from the church. Raised a lot of attention with the media and a great way to "personalise" our tribute to these young men.
LEST WE FORGET