Tag Archives: armistice

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 →

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“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.  

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Words of war for peace…

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Lest we forget”

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Armistice

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Sue Vincent

“We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.” From ‘In Flanders Fields, by John McCrae On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day … Continue reading →

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Poppies for peace

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Sue Vincent

There is a gentleman I know, a man of the sea, whose name is Mick. Not a young man, not any more. Today his boots will be polished, his medals will gleam on his chest, and his beloved dog will … Continue reading →

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