widavies Posted 15 May , 2013 Share Posted 15 May , 2013 In memory of the fallen 1st Battalion RWF men on the eve of the 98th Anniversary of the battle of Festubert. The dead included my paternal great uncle Private Joseph Davies 11069, and also my maternal great uncle Private Richard Owen 6026. Both have no known graves and are commemorated along with many of their comrades at Le Touret. May they rest in peace. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_hughes Posted 15 May , 2013 Share Posted 15 May , 2013 Remembered with honour, here and in their native county. Hunant ymhell ohono Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little bob Posted 16 May , 2013 Share Posted 16 May , 2013 Rest in peace lads Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted 16 May , 2013 Share Posted 16 May , 2013 May I also add a remembrance of those men of the 7th KLR who fell at Festubert. A number of them came from Bootle, Crosby, Formby and Southport, and it led to Southport "adopting" Festubert in 1920. Cultural visits by school children were organised between 1922 and 1939, and sufficient money was raised in Southport to build a salon des fetes in the village. The modern replacement still has the original plaque in the foyer, naming the building The Southport Memorial Hall. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moriaty Posted 16 May , 2013 Share Posted 16 May , 2013 Remembering Major Roger Cecil Slacke and the men of the 2nd Battalion The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) who died at Festubert on 16 May 1915. Not forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 16 May , 2013 Admin Share Posted 16 May , 2013 Remembering all who fought at Festubert. Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maricourt Posted 16 May , 2013 Share Posted 16 May , 2013 In remembrance of 1/RWF and all men who fought at Festubert. Maricourt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbw541 Posted 16 May , 2013 Share Posted 16 May , 2013 Still Remembering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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