Three Towns - Remembrance Day

[Hughie]

Every year, one minute of silence is held at 11am (local time) on November 11 in Commonwealth nations. The red poppy is the best known symbol of remembrance. On the mud-soaked battlefields of northern France, the wild flower grew abundantly after the close of World War One.



Images and details of more than 200 locals from our three towns who paid the ultimate sacrifice are remembered in our World War I Gallery
With thanks to the family of the late George Macintyre.

Lest we Forget!

[Penny Tray]

Thanks for that Hughie. George's great passion, of course, was helping, with others, to secure pardons for those "shot at dawn." - a job well done!

It is dawn behind the battle lines
The daylight’s blossoming hour
And many of your own you murder
So no cowardice here may flower
You need to teach a lesson
To soldiers one and all
They’re fighting for King and Country
But their fate lies in your hands
If they fail to fall in battle
They’ll be shot against a wall