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Re: Lest we forget
[Re: casper]
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5th Nov 2018 6:29pm
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That makes me think of Tennyson's 'Crossing the Bar', which was read at my Dad's funeral. He wasn't a Navy man, but there was a lot of Merchant Navy in the family going back generations and it seemed appropriate. No poppies or war references in this one, but I think it would work for those lost at sea too.
Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea,
But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark;
For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crost the bar.
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Re: Lest we forget
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5th Nov 2018 6:31pm
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Too many young lives lost at sea. It's nice to remember them..
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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Re: Lest we forget
[Re: casper]
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6th Nov 2018 9:59am
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It is estimated that more than 32,000 merchant seamen lost their lives during the Second World War. The casualty rate was around 27 per cent, significantly higher than any of the Armed Forces. The Naval Memorial on the Pier Head in Liverpool carries the names of some 1,400 seamen who have no grave but the sea. It is worth a visit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Naval_Memorial
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Re: Lest we forget
[Re: casper]
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6th Nov 2018 10:36am
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There's a bit too much unnecessary info, but I can't change it. Can I post this here, as one of those young men who died ? My great uncle, who served in the RN and died in WWI. My grandmothers brother, and one of 12 brothers and sisters. He was never forgotten by them. http://www.merseysiderollofhonour.co.uk/get2.php?cwgc=3039627
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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Re: Lest we forget
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6th Nov 2018 6:03pm
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Thanks Cools. It is a step back in History, and although we grew up with this knowledge , it was exactly that.... History. Only in later years, when reading the finer details, does reality dawn. His brother Hilton who was in the army, not in the navy, was a sad case, with one arm seriously injured he was taking the ferry to Woodside, to go on to Thurstaston for respite. A young boy fell into the Mersey and he jumped in to save the child, which he did.. but died from pneumonia two weeks later. He was only 24yrs. Just two of the brave men, and far braver men who were lost during those dreadful years. To be fighting a war on the oceans, knowing there is nowhere to run to, or to hide , must have been one of the most terrifying experiences for RN and Merchant fleets. Something we can probably not even imagine. . Thanks for raising your tribute, Casper.
Last edited by granny; 6th Nov 2018 6:07pm.
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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Re: Lest we forget
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7th Nov 2018 12:09am
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What a terribly sad story, Casper. It must have been heart wrenching for them, and an unimaginable feeling of despair for those who they could not rescue. In fact there are no suitable words for the emotions that must have gripped all involved . What a desperate experience ! Mentally, those who survived that war, must have suffered all their lives. The pain they carried must have been unbearable.
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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