
Hororata War Memorial, Canterbury, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2018
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Laurence Binyon — For the Fallen
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
In memory of
Henry Marshall Wright (19 August 1891– 7 August 1915)
Thomas Boswell Bisset (9 November 1890 — 2 April 1917)
George Brown (7 May 1892 — 11 April 1917)
Eric Andrew Gray (20 October 1895 — 27 March 1918)
John Klukosky (1899 — 20 July 1918)
Leonard Claude Steele (1886 — 8 October 1918)
Stewart Cameron Cruden (8 November 1903 — 9 March 1942)
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Poignant remember of the sacrifice.
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A lovely photo Su. Big T’s great uncles?
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Thanks Jude. A mix of both families. We’ve been researching their stories; such heart-breaking waste.
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Wars always are. And yet lessons still haven’t been learned.
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So true, sadly
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The poem sounds familiar Su, lovely photo.
Leslie
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That stanza is sometimes called The Ode of Remembrance, and is very often read at Remembrance events, like Anzac Day.
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I thought so….
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Beautiful tribute Su – such a waste indeed. Heartbreaking to see stories of the bravery and commitment of so many young lives. Can you imagine how frightened they must have been?
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Little wonder so many suffered permanent psychological damage.
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It is very sobering viewing mass graves in France of men we didn’t know let alone seeing those of ancestors. Not sure us humans have perfected the skills of negotiation and tolerance to stop future wars.
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I know what you mean. We drove through the Somme Valley, not even knowing we had relatives buried there. We practically drove past one of T’s great uncles ☹️
And I think you’re right; if anything the open-mindedness needed for negotiation seems in every shorter supply these days.
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