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Remembrance Day 2024
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I watched the BBC Midlands News last week (link below) and they are also doing some splendid knitting in Wellesbourne to mark Remembrance Day.
Wellesbourne cascade of Remembrance poppies returns for second year
More than 3,100 knitted poppies are going on display at St Peter's Church Tower in Wellesbourne.
www.bbc.co.uk
I have just come across the following, when looking at some photographs of GEC at Witton. I thought it appropriate to remember brave "Titch" here, who I'm pleased to report had a headstone erected over his unmarked grave in 2000, has a memorial plaque at Junction Six Industrial Park, Wyrley Road, Witton and a commemorative paving stone on the Walk of Heroes, Hall of Memory, Centenary Square.
(Arthur is centre front on last photo).
Arthur received his medal from George V at Buckingham Palace in 1916. He also received the Medaille Medal from the French. After the war he returned home to Birmingham to work at GEC in Witton. He was chosen as one of those to form the Honour Guard at the burial of The Unknown Soldier in Westminster Abbey in November 1920. Arthur died at City Hospital, West Heath aged 62 in 1944. A ceremony took place on 13th November 2000 and the headstone, which was funded by Birmingham City Council was unveiled. Representatives of his family attended as did a section of the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers who played the 'Last Post'. His VC is held at The Royal Warwickshire Regimental Museum.
(Arthur is centre front on last photo).Arthur received his medal from George V at Buckingham Palace in 1916. He also received the Medaille Medal from the French. After the war he returned home to Birmingham to work at GEC in Witton. He was chosen as one of those to form the Honour Guard at the burial of The Unknown Soldier in Westminster Abbey in November 1920. Arthur died at City Hospital, West Heath aged 62 in 1944. A ceremony took place on 13th November 2000 and the headstone, which was funded by Birmingham City Council was unveiled. Representatives of his family attended as did a section of the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers who played the 'Last Post'. His VC is held at The Royal Warwickshire Regimental Museum.
i will be remembering
HARRY FROGGET KIA IN FRANCE 6th of dec 1916 aged 21..harry had been married a few short months..
EDITH ELLEN HARRINGTON aged 59
HERBERT WALTER HARRINGTON aged 60 both died as a result of enemy action 1942 at minstead road erdington
GEORGE THOMAS WOOD DIED OF WOUNDS 21.2.1916 buried at lijssenthoek war cemetary belgium
i will also be thinking of my dads little brother who was evacuated to monmouthshire wales and who sadly died aged just 6 due to complications after an operation for appendicitis...he was buried at the local church with no family in attendance.....harrys name will be mentioned again at todays service at st michaels after a lot of help by the church we managed to find the spot where harry is buried and had this plaque made for him and placed on his grave so that he will never be forgotten
HARRY HARRINGTON DIED MONMOUTHSHIRE AGED 6..BURIED ON 5TH MARCH 1941 AT ST MICHAEL OF ALL ANGELS LLANFIHANGEL YSTERN LLEWERN
HARRY FROGGET KIA IN FRANCE 6th of dec 1916 aged 21..harry had been married a few short months..
EDITH ELLEN HARRINGTON aged 59
HERBERT WALTER HARRINGTON aged 60 both died as a result of enemy action 1942 at minstead road erdington
GEORGE THOMAS WOOD DIED OF WOUNDS 21.2.1916 buried at lijssenthoek war cemetary belgium
i will also be thinking of my dads little brother who was evacuated to monmouthshire wales and who sadly died aged just 6 due to complications after an operation for appendicitis...he was buried at the local church with no family in attendance.....harrys name will be mentioned again at todays service at st michaels after a lot of help by the church we managed to find the spot where harry is buried and had this plaque made for him and placed on his grave so that he will never be forgotten
HARRY HARRINGTON DIED MONMOUTHSHIRE AGED 6..BURIED ON 5TH MARCH 1941 AT ST MICHAEL OF ALL ANGELS LLANFIHANGEL YSTERN LLEWERN
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The National Memorial Arboretum today (Link to BBC News web site below for further details & pictures):
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2n51ze2l4o
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2n51ze2l4o
The BCLM held a service today. There were more people than appears in the photographs, about 100. I was at a position to the side and then two horses came in front of me, one of which had to leave as it did not like standing still. So I apologise that the photos are not very good. But it is good that they held the ceremony there.
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Background to BCLM's war memorial
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Black Country Living Museum - War Memorial
Springfield Brewery War Memorial The War Memorial is a figure of a British soldier mounted on a granite plinth standing at 16ft, was originally erected in 1923 at William Butler's Springfield Brewery in Wolverhampton to commemorate the firm's employees who had served and fallen in the First World...
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