Friends Those of you who live in England or any of the Commonwealth Countries will know 11th November is Remembrance Day. The day when we recall the Men and Woman who died defending " Freedom". The day being chosen as the Day that Peace was signed between the Allies and Germany at the 11th hour of the 11th Month 1918.The end of World War I. In conjunction with Rosemary's Page on the Banbury Website I invite those of you who lost family members to post a memoriam to them, between 1st and 11th of November . They do not have to be Banbury born or bred. For those who are, a permanent record will be placed on the Banbury Web Site. I commence with two members of my Family who died during World War II, Private James Joseph HALWARD 766591, 123rd Bn. Canadian Infantry ( Central Ontario Regt.) who died of wounds Aged 35 yrs On Sunday 28 May 1916 Son of Joseph and late Arabella HALWARD, Cannington, Ontario. Born Cannington , Ontario , March 19 1881 Interred -Cannington ( All Saints) Anglican Cemetery. (James' Parents, were both born in Birmingham , WAR, but Joseph Halward was raised in Griffin's Brook, Selly Oak. They married there in 1873, prior to emigrating to Cannington Ontario.) Clement Walter NASH born Selly Oak , WOR, 10th June 1907, Son of Lottie and Walter Nash, of Lower Hutt, NZ ( previously of Selly Oak) Died Woodbourne Air Base, Blenheim, N Z, September 1943 ,of Meningitis, while in training with RNZRAF- had enlisted to defend the land of his birth!! Left a wife and 3 young sons. I end with a delightful tale of Allies remaining friends. At least I think it delightful.:-) A friend of my daughter's, about 5 years ago, was Nannying in the US , and she taught the 5 and 7 yr old the NZ National Anthem. Bless their hearts, she took them to watch the Memorial Day Parade and when " God Bless America " commenced, they trilled, "God of Nations at thy feet etc ..." Nicky nearly passed out with embarrassment, but an elderly gentleman leaned over and said " Its all the fallen we remember not just those of us in U.S. of A " She asked him for his address and arranged for her parents to send a NZ Flag to him, he rang her when it arrived and told her he'd wave it next Memorial Day. Lest we Forget ! Helen New Zealand Temp. List Administrator.
Hello list, As a Canadian volunteer, I wanted to inform you about a number of very worthy website projects that are under way to commemmorate those fallen in all wars. The Maple Leaf Legacy Project, for Canada, at http://www.mapleleaflegacy.ca/ , The British War Memorial Project, at http://britishwargraves.org.uk/ , The Australian War Graves Photographic Archive, at http://www.australianwargraves.org/ , and The New Zealand Armed Forces Memorial Project, at http://www.nzafmp.org/ . Numerous volunteers from all over the world are going out to photograph the graves of every known war grave to be put up on the internet for the benefit of those relatives who for whatever reason can not actually visit those graves. This is an opportunity for those relatives to see their loved one's final resting place or commemoration. A grave photo of anyone fallen in war can be requested at no charge, but a donation will be requested. Remember these photos are obtained at no cost, and these projects are run from the generosity of others. Please visit these sites for more information, and contact the emails provided if anyone is interested in helping out. Thanks! Lest we forget, Dolores Maycock-Jones