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Looking after Our Soldiers

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#1

The reburial of 250 Australian and British soldiers from WW1 is taking place at Fromelles , Belgium , over the next few weeks .
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission undertook the investigation of a mass grave with the hope of identifying the Dead . This they have done in some cases and all 250 are being given a full Military Funeral ,being reburied in individual graves
For those interested , visit the CWGC website and look under Fromelles .

We must never forget our Soldiers , Sailors or Airmen , or the debt we owe them .

Mike

#2

Thank you, Mike.
My Uncle who died over there might just be in that grave. His body was never found, that we know of. Who knows…he might be in that grave. Percy Mills…missing in action…

My brother who is deep into our family records, and history, will be interested to hear of this news, if he hasn't already. I support his research, and am most interested.  Although Percy Mills was with the Canadian army...who knows what happened over there during those times....yes, records were kept, but many things happened.
#3
Fred Mills said:
Thank you, Mike. My Uncle who died over there might just be in that grave. His body was never found, that we know of. Who knows....he might be in that grave. Percy Mills....missing in action.....

My brother who is deep into our family records, and history, will be interested to hear of this news, if he hasn’t already. I support his research, and am most interested. Although Percy Mills was with the Canadian army…who knows what happened over there during those times…yes, records were kept, but many things happened.


That’s true, fred. My Canadian granddad and his three brothers were all part of the initial 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, and all of them ended up in the London Rifle Brigade, along with my mom’s father, William Victor Collins D/9947 Trooper 6 DG. Tom Lord Snr was actually in the same unit, and we have a photograph of him in uniform, and my cousin Kath, HIS granddaughter, has one of his spurs. The same kind of spur left a scar on my mom’s leg when her dad picked her up for a hug on his last visit home. He never came back.

D/9947 Trooper/Private William Victor Collins 6th Dragoon Guards + 21 June 1917 - on the Somme.

If you ever go to the Somme - go see the Canadian Army memorial - ‘Canada mourning her lost sons…’

I defy you not to break your heart.

tac
www.ovgrs.org

#4

I hope this link may prove interesting and helpful:

http://www.cwgc.org/fromelles/?page=english/homepage

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During the preamble to Operation Overlord many Canadian serviceman were undergoing training in the South Devon area of England. A whole area, known as the South Hams (to the west of Dartmouth for those who look at Google and old maps) was depopulated for the large scale maneuvers which took place.

Whilst not Canadian, but American, there was one tragedy which happened off these shores. It should not have occurred but it did and I guess there were, and still are, many ‘mistakes’ which are made during combat or preparations for combat.

http://www.combinedops.com/Op_Tiger.htm

The free world owes these and countless other guys and their families and descendants a tremendous gratitude for their ultimate sacrifice of their, usually young, lives.

#5

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This image is not about which flag is flying, only the respect shown to all our military men and women that have sacrificed so we may be free.

#6
Mike Morgan said:
The reburial of 250 Australian and British soldiers from WW1 is taking place at Fromelles , Belgium , over the next few weeks . The Commonwealth War Graves Commission undertook the investigation of a mass grave with the hope of identifying the Dead . This they have done in some cases and all 250 are being given a full Military Funeral ,being reburied in individual graves For those interested , visit the CWGC website and look under Fromelles .

We must never forget our Soldiers , Sailors or Airmen , or the debt we owe them .

Mike


Yes–it’s our way of taking care of what needs to be done whether we are English, Scottish, Irish, Canadian, Aussie, New Zealanders, From the Crown Colonies or Americans. Our heritage asks that we continue to follow the flag and take the risks. My hat is off to all of the good men that perished and to the good men that came home with obvious scars and some not so obvious.