Today marks the 90th anniversary of the end of the first world war.
These photographs and video were taken two years ago today after attending the remembrance ceremony at Menin Gate. They show Tyne Cot which is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the world. Nearly 12,000 service men are buried there and the memorial bears the names of over 35,000 British and New Zealand soldiers who died in Ypres Salient after mid-August 1917 whose graves are not known.
These photographs and video were taken two years ago today after attending the remembrance ceremony at Menin Gate. They show Tyne Cot which is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the world. Nearly 12,000 service men are buried there and the memorial bears the names of over 35,000 British and New Zealand soldiers who died in Ypres Salient after mid-August 1917 whose graves are not known.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Laurence Binyon
11 comments:
Lest we forget...the men and women of any war !
Lest we forget. May Peace be with our veterans and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Lovely piece and I have linked to it.
Nunyaa - We should never forget :-)
Anndi - & peace be with you.
James - Thank you :-)
This was a lovely post... and yes, we will remember
Crashie - I am glad you liked, I agree we must remember :-)
An excellent tribute
Very fitting and poignant tribute
great tribute, Cherry !!!
Jams, Babooshka and Luisa - Thank You :-)
It's impossible to imagine so many lives being lost. And so very tragic.
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