Some Desperate Glory
"My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old lie; Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori"
Stories from the Front
As reported at the time & details supplied by local people of relatives who survived the war
Oliver French Died in Sittingbourne 1958 |
Sydney Lewis Died at Moreuil Wood 1918 |
Lawrence Mears Died in Flying accident 1918 |
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Fred Harris: Royal Field Artillery RND Arthur Lewis: A personal account of one Sittingbourne mans war. Kent men in action on Messines Ridge 1917 William John Earl: A Newington man. Mentioned in Dispatches, Christopher Rogers The Faversham Gun Powder Explosion General Bridges: An Australian Generals Death Great stand by the Buffs: March 1918 Inside a Tank during an attack Private H V Vanderpeer: Over The Top..Coming Soon |
Pictures around the Town
Far left sitting down Walter Monk from Milton
Steve McGarry 2001