tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post7933477174571604064..comments2024-03-23T09:59:53.293+00:00Comments on LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW: We shall remember themRichard Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-84421046884427402102013-11-11T16:50:19.411+00:002013-11-11T16:50:19.411+00:00WWI , Both grandfathers, one uncle, 2 greataunts (...WWI , Both grandfathers, one uncle, 2 greataunts (of five sisters) spinsters all their lives whose young men became flanders mud, along with other relatives, odd shellshocked uncles, WWI continues to reverberate to this day in my family and most I suspect, perhaps to merge into ... what?<br /><br /><br />I am sinfully judging your academic. But the phenomenon shouldn't be given a pass - what real connection is there to WWI (andII) brave conchie stretcher bearers coming under fire? Orwell<br />"In 'seventeen to snub the nosing bitch <br />Who slipped you a white feather needed cheek, "<br /><br />Mike Cliffsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405021835510775527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-68075291982710844642013-11-11T08:23:52.376+00:002013-11-11T08:23:52.376+00:00Thank you all for your comments and for your accou...Thank you all for your comments and for your accounts of loved ones who fought and died in the wars.<br />Bob, I shall certainly read about your grandfather, and John Scott, the white poppy has been introduced ostensibly as a symbol of peace. A slap in the face for the red poppy because that, too, symbolises a desire for peace. The white poppy is used as a stalking horse for the pacifists. Some, such as those who served as medics or ambulance drivers, I have a deep respect for. Others, who claimed conscience as an excuse for not serving, I regard in a less than favourable light.<br />And thank you all for your kind comments about my Pa; I had not intended to bask in his reflective glow, merely illustrate how a good Catholic should stand up for the Faith.Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-54009126237729789702013-11-10T21:33:07.692+00:002013-11-10T21:33:07.692+00:00Thank you for this. In Australia in WW1 we had the...Thank you for this. In Australia in WW1 we had the only volunteer army of all combatant countries. 400,000 served and 60000 lie in soil and remembered at home by a faded photograph. My great uncle was a officer in a sussex regiment and lost his leg at the Somme,whilst my maternal grandfather was a captain in the RN and possibly served at Jutland -he died in German occupied Jersey in 1945.<br />All of my wife's great uncles on both sides were ANZACS thus they first saw fight at Gallipoli,and one disappeared at the Battle of Moquet Farm ,and our Government is now beginning a search for MIAs from that battle<br /> We can never know peace ,until we know the Prince of Peace<br />Pray God will give us all the courage to live and show our faith ,as your father did Richard.<br />Dominus VobiscumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-6769837447514429642013-11-10T15:09:40.231+00:002013-11-10T15:09:40.231+00:00May he rest in peace. Today in the so-called armie...May he rest in peace. Today in the so-called armies that succeeded those of the First World War one might expect to be penalised for demonstrating one's Faih, as in praying. We are in a time of unacknowledged persecution. Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714204002726632689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-73412247243657837532013-11-10T14:13:54.660+00:002013-11-10T14:13:54.660+00:00Most probably some of those fellow-soldiers of you...Most probably some of those fellow-soldiers of your Dad secretly admired him for his courage to kneel and pray before sleeping. Your Dad "planted some very good seeds" there that only God knows about. He was very brave set that example. God bless ALL our men in service, especially the deceased ones. "Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you, Save souls"!! amen.rosaMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799455152091263765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-65224630408371036672013-11-10T12:48:57.937+00:002013-11-10T12:48:57.937+00:00Thank you for that Richard.
My Grandfather was als...Thank you for that Richard.<br />My Grandfather was also a young Catholic Signaller in the First World War. He wrote a diary of his experiences which I have made available to read on my web site www.bobbrookes.co.uk Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-46285993443470142013-11-10T10:07:40.181+00:002013-11-10T10:07:40.181+00:00Remembering my own Father today...who was at the f...Remembering my own Father today...who was at the fall of Singapore.Thanks for this post.A Catholic Comes Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090444350806953332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-53481132249042595702013-11-10T03:53:18.858+00:002013-11-10T03:53:18.858+00:00That was beautiful. My father fought in World War ...That was beautiful. My father fought in World War II and this is a tribute to him...<br /><br />TO<br />THE<br />ISLE<br />OF<br />PELELIU<br /><br />In the Fall<br />Of forty-four<br />Our country battled<br />In a war.<br /><br />A young boy went –<br />The proud the few<br />To the isle<br />Of Peleliu.<br /><br />On his right<br />His buddies killed<br />On his left<br />More blood was spilled.<br /><br />A young boy went –<br />The proud the few<br />To the isle<br />Of Peleliu.<br /><br /><br />His mind he steadied<br />Not to cry<br />Then metal shrapnel<br />Sliced his eye.<br /><br />A young boy went –<br />The proud the few<br />To the isle<br />Of Peleliu.<br /><br />Writhing pain<br />His eye red-hot<br />A smiling medic<br />Then he was shot.<br /><br />A young boy went –<br />The proud the few<br />To the isle<br />Of Peleliu.<br /><br />Under his back<br />Only the earth<br />In front to his sides<br />Souls of great worth.<br /><br />A young boy went –<br />The proud the few<br />To the isle<br />Of Peleliu.<br /><br />The boy was wounded<br />Left eye blind<br />Back to the states<br />Pray, paint and remind…<br /><br />Just yesterday killed,<br />The proud the few -<br />May all souls rest<br />On…Peleliu.<br /><br /><br />Long-Skirtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791967605782446951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-30252361364382439722013-11-10T03:44:36.495+00:002013-11-10T03:44:36.495+00:00I live in the United States. So many of the young ...I live in the United States. So many of the young men in my wife's English family were lost during WWI - we still have the sad letters sent overseas to inform her great-grandparents of the fate of their cousins in the UK. We still commemorate their sacrifices every year on Remembrance Sunday - young men lost in battle nearly a century ago, as well as those from both sides of the family who lost their lives in the 1940s. Thank you so much for this posting, Mr. Collins - for this glimpse into another world. <br /><br />I cannot begin to imagine what anyone would have against the recognition of such a sacrifice. I am well aware of the red poppy. What is the significance of a "white poppy"? And why am I not surprised that a modern "academic" would be the one wearing it?John Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-5663874535688382032013-11-09T23:17:31.794+00:002013-11-09T23:17:31.794+00:00Thank you for this, Richard, and God bless. I, too...Thank you for this, Richard, and God bless. I, too, remember.<br /><br />Left-footerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18154175028539882422noreply@blogger.com