And below, his brother-in-law, Captain George Bird, MC & Bar, 10th Warwicks (and formerly the 17th Lancers) who died on 30th July, in the same bloodbath. He was my husband's great uncle. His body was never recovered and his name is on the Menin Gate . . . He is also remembered on the memorial on Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, as he was a Scarboro' lad.
And not forgetting my great uncle, Ben Bolt, for whom the Armistice came too late - he died in the final months of the war. I didn't even know he existed until a couple of years ago, as his loss was never mentioned in the family. I wish I had a photo of him.
Your pictures and words make war and loss and family...personal. A loss for so many.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this today.
So many lives lost and so many families devastated in this 'War to End All Wars'. It's good that their sacrifice is still remembered.
ReplyDeleteThe spirit of the fallen will never dim for all, BB.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea (Lovely and sad don't really go together but I think you'll understand what I mean)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post. It means so much to see a face with a story...
ReplyDeleteThank you for all your kind comments. We all have memories of lost relatives and to speak of them keeps their memory alive.
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