Remembrance Day

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Dear Friends of the GWF,

                                    On this most special and historic date, I ask you to please bring to mind and your prayers the following Seaforth men:

 

Blyth, Hugh, Pte 8453,   KIA 1 July 1916 on the Somme

Rayne, James Alexander, Cpl s/6050, died of wounds 24 April, 1916, Kut al Amara

Thornhill, John Evelyn, Maj (bvt Lt Col), died from illness,2 October 1918, Gibraltar

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Anderson, Geroge M, Cpl, 10359

Bullimore, George, DCM, A/Cpl, 238096

Davidson, Duncan, Pte, 1084/265093

Dearie, Patrick, Pte, 3440/S1864

Gardner, Harold,S, 2277/200508

Haggie, William, Pte, 6478

Hunter, Peter, Pte, S6012

Hutcheson, William, Pte, S23061

McDonald, John, Pte, 10540/2809122

Peeples, Hew W, Pte,203023

Reid, Andrew,DCM, Sjt, 1392

Reid, George, Pte, 7645

Robertson, Rodericck, DCM, CSM, 2269/S10887

Shankley, Alexander, Pte, 2708/300910

Taylor, Albert, MM, Sjt, 10224/2809113

 

And finally, my maternal Great Uncle, John Warcznski, US Army, younger brother of my Mother's Dad.  Gassed in 1918.  Sent home to fully recover only, to lose both his mother and younger sister to the Great Influenza within weeks of his return.  He suffered a complete mental collapse following their funeral and was confined to a veterans home.  He remained in a near vegetative state for the next  50 years out living his father, siblings, and many of his nieces and nephews.

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In support of your initiative, and before the Sun goes down I add the following:

Driver Arthur Needham RE

Sergeant Joseph Needham 8th North Staffords, at rest in Ljissenthoek

Private Roland Kershaw 1/6th Battalion Manchester Regiment, at rest near Trescault 

Remembered still