I would like to make a personal tribute to the following (mainly) Hampshire men and one Lancashire woman - all of whom have a place in my family tree - and who gave their lives during the WW1 and WW2- and to who I owe so much. Sadly as I progress with my family history research, this list seems to grow longer every year. In remembrance of my Gt Gt Uncles: Sgt Francis G GARLAND, 154th Heavy Battery, Hants RGA, KiA, Ypres - 2 Mar 1917 *Pte Albert H GARLAND, 2nd Btn Hants Regt, KiA, Gallipoli - 29 Apr 1915 *Gunner Frederick H GARLAND, 25th Siege Bty, RGA, died of wounds 16 Sep 1916 *Gunner Robert H GARLAND, Royal Marine Artillery, died of wounds 28 Sep 1918 (* brothers - sons of William Bown GARLAND and Kate SILLENCE of Michelmersh, Hants) Also remembering the following men who feature in my Family Tree: L/Cpl Henry C SHARP, 1st Btn Hants Regt - died 23 Oct 1916 Gunner Frederick C ANDREWS, Royal Marine Artillery, KiA - 31 May 1916 - Battle of Jutland Gunner Thomas E ANDREWS, RFA - died 20 Feb 1915 Staff Sgt Edgar WH BARFOOT, Army Service Corps - awarded MSM - KiA - 23 Oct 1918 Pte John CHURCHILL, 21st Btn Middx Regt, KiA - 18 Sep 1916 Pte Albert G EFEMY, 13th Btn Middx Regt - died of wounds 28 May 1917 Pte Charlie HAMMOND, 14th Btn Hants Regt - KiA - 3 Sep 1916 Pte Edward J DIDYMUS (aka HEWITT), 1st 8th Btn Middx Regt - KiA - 12 Apr 1918 (semi-professional footballer) Pte Herbert F HOGLEY, 2nd Btn Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regt - died 23 Jun 1918 Pte George W JONES, 4th Btn Middx Regt - died 30 Jun 1915 Pte Augustus J TUBB, 1st Btn Hants Regt, KiA - 28 Mar 1918 Pte Cecil H SHEPPARD, 7th Btn East Surrey Regt, KiA - 13 Oct 1915 Sgt Henry F TOSDEVIN, HQ Staff 24th Bde, Royal Garrison Artillery - died 21 Jul 1915 Pte Louis E HEATH, 15th Btn Hants Regt - died 8 Jun 1917 Pte Frederick SPARSHOTT, 15th Btn Hants Regt - died 14 Jun 1917 Pte Leonard LAKELAND, 16th Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers - died 4 Nov 1918 (7 days before the Armisitice...) Pte Wallace SODO, 2nd Btn East Lancashre Regt - died 5 Mar 1917 Spr Harry James WEST, 509th Field Coy, Royal Engineers - died 21 Mar 1918 Also remembering the following men who survived, including two of my Great Uncles: Pte Charles J DIDYMUS, 7th Btn Hants Regt - Aden and India Pte Alfred L DIDYMUS, 138 Field Ambulance, RAMC - awarded the Military Medal And: 2nd Lt Herbert Woodford ORTON, 14th Brigade, 1st Dorset Regt - survived but blinded in one eye.... 2nd Lt Ernest Percy SHARP - Hampshire Regt - survived CSM John CLETON - 2nd Btn Royal Warwickshire Regt - wounded and gassed, but survived Pte Albert Victor BEVIS - 3rd Hampshire Regt - survived Pte James SODO - Royal Welsh Fusiliers - survived, but due to horrendous gun shot wounds to both legs, ended up having one leg amuptated... Pte Albert Victor BEVIS - 2nd Hants Regt, but deserted and joined the 9th South African Infantry - very "colourful" army career - ended up living in South Africa! And finally a special mention to a very brave lady: Sister Annie JOBLING, Territorial Army Nursing Service, died aboard the British Steamship "Hoihow", torpedoed by German submarine off Mauritius on 2 Jul 1943. Most of these people were unknown to me, but they are often remembered and will never be forgotten. As always, I have been wearing my RED POPPY with pride. Alison SMITH (nee Hargreaves), Swindon, UK