Taken fom AOL news: Anger as Field of Fallen Heroes Becomes Tip A French battleground where 8,000 British soldiers lost their lives in the First World War is being turned into a rubbish dump. Bulldozers are already desecrating the human remains which have lain undisturbed since the Battle of Loos in 1915. The bones of the dead are being churned and brought to the surface. The timing of the move, just days before nations honour their war heroes on Remembrance Sunday, is a slap in the face for ex-servicemen and their families. . More on Britain's Fallen Heroes * _DocumentsOnline_ (http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/) * _1914-1918.net_ (http://1914-1918.net/) Already a campaign has been launched to stop the plans for a rubbish dump. Richard Lane, historian for the Royal Leicester Regiment, which lost more than 500 men in the bloody assault, said: "It is utter desecration. "If this was happening in England, the people responsible would be arrested." The Battle of Loos raged from September 25 to October 19 at Auchy les Mines, near Loos in northern France. Thousands of soldiers showed incredible courage as they went "over the top" to march on a heavily armed German hillock. More than 60,000 infantrymen, among them Rudyard Kipling's son John, were killed, injured or taken prisoner. In all, 22 Victoria Crosses were awarded for heroism. So many bodies were lost in the bloody quagmire, the field has become a mass grave to the missing. We should protest to our MP's now! Take care Tony & Linda

Tony and Linda, Thank you for making these appalling facts known. Google was quick in finding the e-mail of Norman Lamb MP, and your suggestion has been followed. Jill ----- Original Message ----- From: <Knightroots@aol.com> To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 8:23 PM Subject: [BAN] War Grave Outrage > Taken fom AOL news: > > > Anger as Field of Fallen Heroes Becomes Tip > > A French battleground where 8,000 British soldiers lost their lives in > the > First World War is being turned into a rubbish dump. > Bulldozers are already desecrating the human remains which have lain > undisturbed since the Battle of Loos in 1915. > The bones of the dead are being churned and brought to the surface. > The timing of the move, just days before nations honour their war heroes > on > Remembrance Sunday, is a slap in the face for ex-servicemen and their > families. > . > More on Britain's Fallen Heroes > * _DocumentsOnline_ > (http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/) > * _1914-1918.net_ (http://1914-1918.net/) > > Already a campaign has been launched to stop the plans for a rubbish > dump. > Richard Lane, historian for the Royal Leicester Regiment, which lost more > than 500 men in the bloody assault, said: "It is utter desecration. > "If this was happening in England, the people responsible would be > arrested." > The Battle of Loos raged from September 25 to October 19 at Auchy les > Mines, > near Loos in northern France. > Thousands of soldiers showed incredible courage as they went "over the > top" > to march on a heavily armed German hillock. > More than 60,000 infantrymen, among them Rudyard Kipling's son John, were > killed, injured or taken prisoner. In all, 22 Victoria Crosses were > awarded for > heroism. > So many bodies were lost in the bloody quagmire, the field has become a > mass > grave to the missing. > We should protest to our MP's now! > Take care > Tony & Linda > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >