They shall not grow old,
As we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them,
Nor the years condemn,
At the going down of the sun
And in the morning
We will remember them.
Laurence Binyon
Amen.
IN FLANDERS FIELDS.
In Flanders field the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
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.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
By Major John McCrae, May 1915.
to those who gave there lives so we would live in a better world
A Poppy for your mobile
Mobile phone with poppyThe ever-popular Poppy Download returns for this year’s Poppy Appeal. Make a £1.50 donation using your mobile phone by texting Poppy to 80848, of which 90p goes to the Poppy Appeal (excluding Virgin), and you’ll receive a poppy for your mobile phone wallpaper. Just text POPPY to 80848. Tell your friends!
Service provided by The Royal British Legion, Customer Service, 0844 884 5050. By using this service you agree that we may contact you for future campaigns, unless you send STOP to 80848. Suitable for WAP enabled phones only. Not available on i-phones.
farmer:
A Poppy for your mobile
Mobile phone with poppyThe ever-popular Poppy Download returns for this year’s Poppy Appeal. Make a £1.50 donation using your mobile phone by texting Poppy to 80848, of which 90p goes to the Poppy Appeal (excluding Virgin), and you’ll receive a poppy for your mobile phone wallpaper. Just text POPPY to 80848. Tell your friends!
Service provided by The Royal British Legion, Customer Service, 0844 884 5050. By using this service you agree that we may contact you for future campaigns, unless you send STOP to 80848. Suitable for WAP enabled phones only. Not available on i-phones.
I did that on Fri, heard it on Chris Evans Show, some reason they sent me 2 copies - hope I’m not getting charged twice 
have been looking for one of those big poppies as seen on the front of Sainsbury’s (and others) trucks - anyone know where they come from ? ( bit late now but maybe for next year)
Amen.
Denis. Phone the press office at Asda. They are sure to know, or be capable of finding out.
Or if you ever find yourself at Asda, Portbury, there is a little shed between Bay 1 and the canteen. 
That is where they were all removed to last year. And the lock doesn’t look too secure. 
do any of you think this would be a good idea
petitions.number10.gov.uk/PATCH-HARRY/
he’s the last man alive to fight in the trench’s
i think it would be a perfect way to consign WW1 trench warfare into history
if you agree, sign up
Why Do We Still March?
Why do you still march old man
With medals on your chest?
Why do you still grieve old man
For those friends you laid to rest?
Why do your eyes gleam old man
When you hear those bugles blow
Tell me why you cry old man
For those days long ago.
I’ll tell you why I march, young man
With medals on my chest
I’ll tell you why I grieve young man
For those friends I laid to rest
Through misty folds of gossamer silk
Come visions of distant times
When boys of very tender age
Marched forth to distant climes
So young they were, with blossom cheeks
Their eyes shone bright and clear
Scant knowledge of this sinful world
Thought nought of hate or fear
Their laughter rang through strange bare rooms
Hardships, they were soon to know
All they knew, was beyond their shores
Was a deadly vicious foe
They left behind their boring life
They had nothing much to give
so they laid their lives on the line
so you, young man, would live
With bayonet, gun and blossom cheeks
The innocence of their youth
They stood alone, with fearsome pride
And perceived the awful truth
The truth they learnt, they had to die
(it’s not easy when you’re young)
the gods of war had chosen them
and stilled their youthful tongues
The guns they crashed, the Stukas dived
Shell tore their flesh asunder
I smelt their blood, watched them die
The war lords claimed their plunder
And as these warrior gods passed by
They smiled at their obscene death
Gone were their apple-blossom cheeks
Scorched by napalm burning breath!
We buried them in a blanket shroud
Their young flesh scorched and blacken
A communal grave newly gouged
In the blood-stained earth
And you ask me why I march! Young man
I march to remind you all
But for those apple-blossom youths
You would never have known freedom, at all.
Bill Ridley
I arrived in Portsmouth after the memorial yesterday, my truck is parked 30yards away from the memorial, and these are some of the pictures i took.
11th day 11hr remember them today
Thank you
Pte John Parr was the 1st to fall WW1
Pte George Edwin Ellison was the last to fall WW1
nick2008:
11th day 11hr remember them today
Thank youPte John Parr was the 1st to fall WW1
Pte George Edwin Ellison was the last to fall WW1
pte john parr was the 1st killed on the western front on august 22nd, but the earliest casualties of ww1 were infact the crew of the Royal Navy ship HMS Amphion on August 6th 1914.
they chased and sank a german mine layer, picked up 46 survivors and headed for home, they then hit one of the mines that the german boat had layed killing 150 crew and 18 of the german prisoners, the survivors were picked up by HMS lark.
the war was only 36 hours old
unluckiest man of the war so far?
the german who was sunk, picked up by the amphion, sunk again, picked up by the lark, and then killed on deck by an exploding shell from the amphion
The last British soldier to die, George Edwin Ellison of the 5th Royal Irish Lancers, was killed at around 9:30 am while scouting on the outskirts of Mons, Belgium.
The final Canadian solder to die, Private George Lawrence Price, was killed just two minutes before the armistice to the north of Mons, in street fighting with retreating German soldiers.
And finally, American Henry Gunther is generally recognized as the last soldier killed in action in WWI. He was killed 60 seconds before the armistice came into force while charging astonished German troops who were aware the Armistice was nearly upon them
The last reported German casualty occured after the 11 a.m. armistice.
A Lt. Tomas, in the Meuse-Argonne sector, went to inform approaching American soldiers that he and his men would be vacating houses that they had been using as billets.
However, he was shot by soldiers who had not been told about the ceasefire.
nice to see the yanks have always been like that.
I’ve just watched the ceremony on the BBC, it’s hard to believe those 3 frail elderly gentlemen were the only 3 remaining survivors of WW1, I felt truly humbled watching them being escorted to lay their reefs.
While i agree with your petition biggus to recognize harry patch there are according to bbc news today a total of 4 ww1 survivors,do you not think they should all get the same recognition?.
Was listening to it all today ,and pulled over for the 2 mins silence ,
also struck me , as mentioned that there is only 4 men left in the WORLD that fought in the 1st world war , no German no French etc such a sad , tale
i think the figures mentioned was 700,000 BRITISH troops killed , and DOUBLE that in French and German troops ! listening on the vine show(radio 2 it mentioned the now famous christmas day meeting/footbal match of the soliders who just wanted to go home ! such a shame the foot soldiers wherent running the war !
Got my poppy appeal sticker on the truck thru-out the year worn with pride and now proud to have it on my mobile
interesting idea dave, because we already have an icon in the unknown soldier
i think the reason why harry patch has been singled out is he is the last man alive who actually fought in the trenches, the last man alive who can tell from 1st hand experience what it was like to go over the top. once he dies its officially history, there’s no one left to tell it.
ned hughes and bill stone were still in training when war ended, henry allingham witnessed the battle of jutland but wasn’t directly involved.
i’m glad to hear there’s still 4, on the tv today they said the 3 at the cenotaph were the last 3, i’m glad ned hughes is still alive.
they got it wrong fallmonk, there’s Claude Choules an englishman living in australia, Frank Woodruff Buckles an american, and Fernand Goux a frenchman
Lqooking at it from that angle i will join you and sign the petition,good luck.
Done it mate also sent details to about 20 contacts of mine.
biggusdickusgb:
do any of you think this would be a good idea
petitions.number10.gov.uk/PATCH-HARRY/
he’s the last man alive to fight in the trench’s
i think it would be a perfect way to consign WW1 trench warfare into history
if you agree, sign up
dafdave:
While i agree with your petition biggus to recognize harry patch there are according to bbc news today a total of 4 ww1 survivors,do you not think they should all get the same recognition?.
True,there is also Henry Allingham
I’m sure I heard Henry mention that he wanted to forget the war as much as possible,because of the atrocities that he witnessed before his very own eyes 
the way he was speaking,he’s had enough