tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post9058525082940227237..comments2024-03-26T15:50:22.224+00:00Comments on The Church Explorer: Cholsey War MemorialBilly Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-81908067846423882082020-02-28T12:44:55.271+00:002020-02-28T12:44:55.271+00:00Popped up the churchyard and checked the memorial,...Popped up the churchyard and checked the memorial, they had a son called PeteBilly Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-48188367732202129412020-02-28T09:35:26.979+00:002020-02-28T09:35:26.979+00:00Must mean they came from Aston Tirrold, I see his ...Must mean they came from Aston Tirrold, I see his name listed there in the church. He has kn known grave and is listed on Ypres Minin Gate. I might pop over to the church.Billy Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-40954792777790553622020-02-28T02:49:24.144+00:002020-02-28T02:49:24.144+00:00Thank you for the photo of the plaque to Ivor Leon...Thank you for the photo of the plaque to Ivor Leonard LILLINGTON who is also remembered on Aston Tirrold War Memorial. Its very sad that Ivor lost his older brother Claude Lillington in the First World War in France in 1917. Incredibly sad for his parents Albert and Charlotte who lived into the 1940's. Ivor married a daughter from the Bosher building family. I dont think there were any children. KootenayLasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688991919730488197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-30569092276452953822018-11-14T09:25:20.230+00:002018-11-14T09:25:20.230+00:00What a personal way to mark the day with hand-made...What a personal way to mark the day with hand-made poppies. Lovely photos. I memorized that poem soooo many years ago, I was probably 10 or 11, but only remember the first lines.betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-57667977734317301742018-11-12T06:14:34.823+00:002018-11-12T06:14:34.823+00:00It's been a long time, but it is still sad.It's been a long time, but it is still sad.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763547174099448920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-57845404696637790312018-11-11T13:00:50.574+00:002018-11-11T13:00:50.574+00:00...a nice post, Bill. ...a nice post, Bill. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082494067802628837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-21796493174852440812018-11-11T09:21:40.359+00:002018-11-11T09:21:40.359+00:00Every town and village in Britain will be remember...Every town and village in Britain will be remembering the war dead today. So many lives lost - impossible to even imagine today. Good post.The Greenockianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241154433325603580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-1366111833854480552014-08-08T17:09:04.672+01:002014-08-08T17:09:04.672+01:00Very interesting post,wonderfull fotos,greeting fr...Very interesting post,wonderfull fotos,greeting from Belgium<br /> <br />http://louisette.eklablog.com/-p842116<br />Louisettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634622985747195310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-20692947364784498822014-08-08T16:49:39.232+01:002014-08-08T16:49:39.232+01:00A great post A great post Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999026380030273440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-46919693626247133632014-08-03T23:21:04.671+01:002014-08-03T23:21:04.671+01:00I was sorry to have missed the amazing display of ...I was sorry to have missed the amazing display of poppies at the Tower of London. We did see many memorials like these that are so sobering...ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-78505004199213648442014-08-03T15:34:05.127+01:002014-08-03T15:34:05.127+01:00Great post Bill. We mustn't forget.Great post Bill. We mustn't forget.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-67176664551222603222014-08-03T14:11:51.984+01:002014-08-03T14:11:51.984+01:00I think the reason was this poem by John McCrae an...I think the reason was this poem by John McCrae and that poppys were the thing that grew on the battlefields.<br />In Flanders fields the poppies blow<br /> Between the crosses, row on row,<br /> That mark our place; and in the sky<br /> The larks, still bravely singing, fly<br />Scarce heard amid the guns below.<br /><br />We are the Dead. Short days ago<br />We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<br /> Loved and were loved, and now we lie<br /> In Flanders fields.<br /><br />Take up our quarrel with the foe:<br />To you from failing hands we throw<br /> The torch; be yours to hold it high.<br /> If ye break faith with us who die<br />We shall not sleep, though poppies grow<br /> In Flanders fields.Billy Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-38058414429760563182014-08-03T13:45:56.816+01:002014-08-03T13:45:56.816+01:00I am always in awe of these memorials. Great photo...I am always in awe of these memorials. Great photos!Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-5451796433035529502014-08-03T13:03:37.642+01:002014-08-03T13:03:37.642+01:00neat reflection of you. i love the poppies. i enjo...neat reflection of you. i love the poppies. i enjoy how they use them. is there a meaning, that i might not know of? they are very beautiful. ( :Elizabeth Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646711693473956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-20423428837048359642014-08-03T11:17:21.377+01:002014-08-03T11:17:21.377+01:00Quite the change in subject this week Bill, Have a...Quite the change in subject this week Bill, Have a lovely week. Tom The Backroads TravellerTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082494067802628837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-3385219220649457432013-06-14T19:34:57.170+01:002013-06-14T19:34:57.170+01:00Again a great post Bill!
Sincerest greetings from...Again a great post Bill!<br /><br />Sincerest greetings from the Netherlands,<br> <a href="http://dzjiedzjee.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">DzjieDzjee</a><br /><br />Dzjiedzjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548358638909207960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-63732215948517118672013-04-15T13:29:14.151+01:002013-04-15T13:29:14.151+01:00I really enjoyed this post. I feel that I have co...I really enjoyed this post. I feel that I have come across Cholsey in my family history research too but can't find it at present.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-12446507332835719062012-11-27T17:58:32.736+00:002012-11-27T17:58:32.736+00:00that 'lump of stone' certainly does not lo...that 'lump of stone' certainly does not look worthy of the men who gave their life in the Great War. the one inside the church will be far better preserved for being indoors.hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-31182090773055117092012-11-27T17:52:03.522+00:002012-11-27T17:52:03.522+00:00Very interesting -- and nice photos! Thanks for ...Very interesting -- and nice photos! Thanks for participating in Taphophile Tragics, as well. :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456689516505172959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962119626860820391.post-69613343526532939902012-11-27T11:38:30.911+00:002012-11-27T11:38:30.911+00:00Such an interesting post. Very interesting that A...Such an interesting post. Very interesting that Alfred Abdey has a commonwealth war grave.<br /><br />Beneath Thy FeetSeaThreePeeOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639732349402996973noreply@blogger.com