Category Archives: war

North-easterly: Sidetracked by Poppies…

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We had arrived in the north, checked in at our accommodation, and, after a coffee, as we still had a couple of hours to spare before we were all to meet, we decided to stretch our legs and explore a … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, History, mankind, Photography, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, The Silent Eye, war | Tagged armistice, Beadnell, pele tower, remembrance, St Ebbe's church, World War | 2 Comments

“They do not hate…”

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

But they who love the greater love Lay down their life; they do not hate Wilfred Owen Wilfred Owen was killed in action, aged 25, 4th November 1918, just a week before the war would end.

Posted in war | Tagged armistice, poppies, remembrance day, war | 13 Comments

Centenary

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

For some reason, the image moved me to tears. The ninety-four year old monarch standing, black-clad, alone and in silent respect, beside the tomb of a man buried six years before her birth on the centenary of his committal to … Continue reading →

Posted in war | Tagged grief, kinship, loss, motherhood, mourning, remembrance, symbol, unknown warrior | 2 Comments

The man without a face

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I wrote this several years ago now. In some ways, it feels wrong to repost it… as if by doing so I am not giving enough for what has been given. And yet, this man has stayed with me for … Continue reading →

Posted in war | Tagged casualties of war, childhood, harry patch, man without a face, poppy day, remembrance day, servicemen, war deaths | 56 Comments

The human cost #Remembrance

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, one hundred years ago, the Armistice came into effect and the guns fell silent after four years of horror. The Great War, the ‘war to end all wars’, … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye, war | Tagged boy soldiers, children, death, firing squad, grief, loss, war. remembrance | 5 Comments

Waste

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Trampled where they fell, the dead and dying, Mud and blood tainting each final breath, Their cries unheard, unheeded by the guns, Made one with sacred earth blasphemed by death. Shells crack and cackle, ‘necessary evil’, A whispered ‘Mother!’ lost … Continue reading →

Posted in war | Tagged children, politics, remembrance, war | 32 Comments

Words of war for peace…

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Lest we forget”

Posted in war | Tagged armistice, horror, peace, Poetry, wilfred owen | 14 Comments

Self-destruct

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I was born into an era when fear and relief played equal roles in the minds of many. Fourteen years of wartime rationing had only ended a few years before and the memories of that bloody conflict were still fresh … Continue reading →

Posted in war | Tagged destruction, fear, fusion bomb, madness, mass destruction, nuclear weapons, war | 89 Comments

The Derwent Valley

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The car once more full to bursting, ready for the long drive south, and my companions either back at work or heading for the airport, I went to collect Nick from the hostel, ready for a morning in the hills. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, mankind, war | Tagged Dambusters, grief, heroism, violence | 31 Comments

Times past

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Sue Vincent

The unmistakable sound was a bit distracting. I’m no expert on steam trains… though I used to know a good deal about them, having listened to my younger brother for hours, but I remember them… and that rhythm of wheels … Continue reading →