"A day that was thought provoking and poignant.  A day that is lodged in the mind"  Ava Tait

 

At Sanctuary Wood

Thinking of what the soldiers and people of the time did and sacrificed was very humbling.

Cameron Nisbet

 Photograph: Just some of the 54,389 names on the Menin Gate, Ypres.

 

We paid a visit to the stunning Arras Memorial.  Its beauty really made an impression on us all.  There we paid our respects to 4 Shetlanders. All were killed at the Battle of Arras, 3 of them on the first day.

Private William Allan, 2nd Gordon Highlanders
Private Andrew Halcrow, (listed as 4th Gordon Highlanders)
Private Alexander Laurenson, 8/10th Gordon Highlanders.
Private Robert Alexander Morrison, Machine Gun Corps.

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Finding Laurence Anderson on the Menin Gate

Sonny lights a candle of Remembrance at Messines Church. The church was completely destroyed, along with most buildings on this area of the Ypres Salient.  After the church was rebuilt, the fundraising took place to get new Bells for the tower.

Tyne Cot