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- ~ Flanders Fields ~
- ~ by John McCrae (1915) ~
- In Flanders fields 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 faith with us who die
- We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
- In Flanders fields.
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Added : October 31, 2024, 12:00 am :
Service of Remembrance 2024
We are please to announce that a Service of Remembrance to honour those that have fallen in combat, will be held at Old Vitės Kapinės, Klaipeda, Lithuania on 10th November 2024. The service starts promptly at 11:00, but if you intend to attend, please arrive by 10:30. An order of service for the event can be downloaded : HERE.
Remembering Private J. W. Crockson and Private A. Bunting.
Latest News :
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Added : October 31, 2024, 12:00 am :
Service of Remembrance 2024
We are please to announce that a Service of Remembrance to honour those that have fallen in combat, will be held at Old Vitės Kapinės, Klaipeda, Lithuania on 10th November 2024. The service starts promptly at 11:00, but if you intend to attend, please arrive by 10:30. An order of service for the event can be downloaded : HERE.
Two members of the British Armed forces are remembered in Lithuania, both of which have memorial stones located at Old Vitės Cemetery in Klaipeda. These are Private A. Bunting from the 22nd Service Batallion of the Manchester Regiment and Private J. W. Crockson of the Somerset Light Infantry, who both lost their lives during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.
Please browse the site. We welcome any feedback and if you can provide any further information on the lives of the two afore mentioned servicemen, or know of any errors or omissions, we would love to hear from you.
Private A. Bunting : 1885 to 1919
22nd (Service) Battalion Manchester Regiment
Arthur Bunting was born in 1885 to Charles and Emma Bunting and was one of 13 siblings, three of which are recorded as having sadly died by the time of 1911 census.
His father was recorded as working as a Beer Storer and then a Coachman, so Arthur's only recorded career as a Coach Painter's Labourer, prior to enlistment into the Manchester Regiment, was probably no coincidence.
Private J. W. Crockson : 1884 to 1917
1st Somerset Light Infantry
James William Crockson was born in Bermondsey, London on 4th June 1884.
In 1913 James was married to Ellen M O'Connor in the district of St. Olave, Southwark, London, England.
James was part of the British Expeditionary Force, consisting of Battalions from many regiments and was captured at the Battle of Le Cateau a month after the outbreak of The Great War.
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