Practically Classics Forum

Guys, I hope you will forgive my shameless un-classic related post at the approach of the Centerary of WW1.

Please check out ...http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/reme...ary/lights-out

The Royal British Legion 'Lightsout', an hour to remember the Declaration of War on 04 Aug 1914.

Somehow it has not had the publicity it deserves, so please do what you can, post shamelessly in any and every social media you are on, cut and paste to everyone on your phone contacts and email list..

So many lost so much, will you let your darkness shine the light of respect around the country ?

Ian

For some reason the link didn't work for me but this one did!

http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/remembr ... lights-out

The slight snag is that I usually pack up and head off to bed at that time and have to leave the lights on so that my ancient dog can get up the stairs (that takes a while - she has to eat her Bonio first and then work up to the long climb).

Having had family who served (and suffered) in both World Wars and in Northern Ireland (and Germany, Malaya...) I will most certainly be remembering those who died and appreciate their sacrifice.

Yes and 100 years ago now, it had already kicked off (We weren't at war until 4th) and was dubbed the "War to end all wars". How wrong was that, though I would add that the prospect of nuclear holocaust, acted as a restraint in the post 1945 era (The danger now is some suicidal maniacs getting hold of the "Bomb"). Neither of my grandfathers were in WW1 or WW2 (Both were just a little to young for WW1 and maybe too old for WW2, though both were in reserved occupations and one had a bad leg following a motorcycle crash; he was an ARP in London however) but younger members of their families were in WW2, as was the case with members of both my grandmother's families (In Europe, Africa and the far east). My paternal grandmother's eldest brother died in WW1, though since he was in the American army, that meant a war pension, for his parents, of something like £25 per week In later life, my grandmother got to see his grave in France (The only one of my grandparents to ever go abroad and that was just the once). A childhood neighbour was in WW1; a salt of the earth type .

Yep, we will be remembering, hopefully there will be some good TV about it all somewhere.
we are taking a trip to a military museum for a celebration linked to my good wife's late grand-father

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Whitfield

Kev