A special parade will be held in Brigg in memory of the brave men who fought, and in many cases died, during the Battle of Passchendaele 100 years ago in the so-called War to end all wars.
The Lincolnshire Regiment was among those which took part.
The parade will assemble in Brigg Market Place at 12.30pm on bank holiday Monday, August 28.
From 1pm to 6pm at the Britannia Inn, close to the Monument war memorial, there will be an opportunity to raise a glass in memory of those who took part in the 1917 battle.
The Brigg & District Branch of the Royal British Legion will be involved in organising the parade.
A good number of families in the Brigg area today will have relatives who served in the Lincolnshire Regiment during WW1.
Our grandad Sgt Charles Taylor (1896-1990) was among them. He was wounded but survived the conflict and afterwards became a founder member of the Legion locally.
He laid the Legion's Remembrance Sunday wreath at the Monument for many years.
His treasured medals are still in the family.
One must remember that some ladies were killed in action during WW1.
ReplyDeleteA nursing sister, Neĺlie Spindley, 26 was killed at a forward medical station at Passchendaele..'shrapnel passed through her body near her heart....she lived for no more than 20 minutes therafter'..
A local, Army Ancillary nurse, Sister Ellen Andrews was also killed in action on 21st March 1918 during an aerial bombing attack during the German Spring Offensive (the biggest offensive ever during WW1)...her name is conspicuously absent on Brigg's war memorial.
One must remember that some ladies were killed in action during WW1.
ReplyDeleteA nursing sister, Neĺlie Spindley, 26 was killed at a forward medical station at Passchendaele..'shrapnel passed through her body near her heart....she lived for no more than 20 minutes therafter'..
A local, Army Ancillary nurse, Sister Ellen Andrews was also killed in action on 21st March 1918 during an aerial bombing attack during the German Spring Offensive (the biggest offensive ever during WW1)...her name is conspicuously absent on Brigg's war memorial.
The term, 'First World War' was first used in September, 1914, years before one could predict that there would be a 2nd World World.
ReplyDeleteIn contrast, the term, 'World War 2' was first used in 1942..over 2 years after it started...