How remiss of me. His name was William Webster. My wife's second cousin. Sorry for my blunder. He was a son, a brother, a nephew, a grandson who was loved, not just a statistic.
My grandmother's brother's name is on that wall as "Lawrence Lowe," but actually it was his brother Joseph Lowe who died: Joe Lowe used his brother Lawrence's identification! Private Lawrence Lowe Number: 9905 2 KO Killed in action 8 May 1915 Born: St. James’, Barrow-in-Furness Enlisted: Barrow-in-Furness Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
I've witnessed this live.
It's a very moving experience.
Powerful. I'm told the names of 2 great uncles on my father's side are on that great memorial. I must go to honour them one of these days.
Just came back from the Menin Gate ceremony. So impressive and moving!
RIP all those brave boys and girls gave their lives
we Belgains never forget
I have been to the main gate in ieper servel times still a moving cermony chris
They shall never grow old
fantastic, i remember going to all of these places and contributing by placing poppies down, it was amazing
as Siegfried Sassoon said "these incredibly nameless names"
Rifleman 13827 Royal Irish Rifles died 1st July 1916 Thiepval Wood. Buried 2 B 3 Connaught Cemetry. 19 years old. His family will always remember him.
How remiss of me. His name was William Webster. My wife's second cousin. Sorry for my blunder. He was a son, a brother, a nephew, a grandson who was loved, not just a statistic.
My gran uncle name is on the Meinn Gate. His name was Michael Ralph. He from Carlow only 21. RIP Michael.
"...and poppies, whose roots are in men's veins, drop and are ever dropping...."
My grandmother's brother's name is on that wall as "Lawrence Lowe," but actually it was his brother Joseph Lowe who died: Joe Lowe used his brother Lawrence's identification! Private Lawrence Lowe Number: 9905 2 KO Killed in action 8 May 1915 Born: St. James’, Barrow-in-Furness Enlisted: Barrow-in-Furness Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
What happened to the actual Lawrence Lowe?
RIP Charlie O'Connor, Rainbow Divisiin, US Army, WW 1...
remember them. I leave in Plugstreet