tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post4654767488068975529..comments2024-03-27T07:00:37.924+00:00Comments on "By Stargoose And Hanglands": Just OneJohn "By Stargoose And Hanglands"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-30188293097004246142014-11-13T23:39:40.575+00:002014-11-13T23:39:40.575+00:00I think one of the best commemorations of this cen...I think one of the best commemorations of this centenary has been Radio 4's drama series "Tommies" - 6 episodes still available on iplayer. Listen and weep.<br />By the way, I've met a Wildgust in Yorkshire, apparently a surname related to Wildgoose. I wonder how many goosey surnames there are?nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-1740475643541028862014-11-12T15:59:34.113+00:002014-11-12T15:59:34.113+00:00When our sons became young men, that's when th...When our sons became young men, that's when the reality of the lost sons hit me. To imagine them going off to war was just too hard to even contemplate. And yet that's what so many families faced. So much sorrow, so much pain.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816796977553847916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-55582901633252947772014-11-12T11:03:32.901+00:002014-11-12T11:03:32.901+00:00Definitely an example of 'less is more', J...Definitely an example of 'less is more', John. That is a very moving and thoughtful post. We need to see the numbers as real people - exactly like us.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-62544352476231100342014-11-12T05:54:37.996+00:002014-11-12T05:54:37.996+00:00My father was wounded at Cambrai in October, 1918....My father was wounded at Cambrai in October, 1918. I thought today (among many other bits of remembrance) of the loss of my husband's two brothers, and how much he missed that relationship in later years (to say nothing of their dear lives cut short....) <br />Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-50937803939160261922014-11-12T03:45:54.451+00:002014-11-12T03:45:54.451+00:00The thought of all these young lives cut short is ...The thought of all these young lives cut short is unbearably sad. I hope it never happens again - and it probably never would if us ordinary people had our way. Like Jack (above) I find the individual stories the saddest.Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-73386712755606771672014-11-12T02:33:28.363+00:002014-11-12T02:33:28.363+00:00Very fine. As I said in a comment on a different ...Very fine. As I said in a comment on a different post today, the memorials that affect me most are those that remember individual soldiers, by name, more than general memorials. Real people served and died for their countries.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-21773178895796802672014-11-11T20:25:48.030+00:002014-11-11T20:25:48.030+00:00War is the scar of our society. At least you are k...War is the scar of our society. At least you are kind enough to bring his memory to us through your post. All the soldiers who have died during the many wars that have occurred over time are unfortunately gone but yet still -- many are still remembered. I feel as robin andrea quotes in the above comment that we live on after death through memories. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-64486600236323992672014-11-11T20:05:11.284+00:002014-11-11T20:05:11.284+00:00This is what I love, the personal stories of those...This is what I love, the personal stories of those who sacrificed themselves. 100 years on, we have proved that they will never be forgotten.sweetbriardreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036932595395191529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-57697015844958974552014-11-11T17:00:59.767+00:002014-11-11T17:00:59.767+00:00Your post sets war in perspective - it is people, ...Your post sets war in perspective - it is people, real people we are talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-43753519880183187622014-11-11T16:40:27.408+00:002014-11-11T16:40:27.408+00:00A beautiful tribute and remembrance. Part of me be...A beautiful tribute and remembrance. Part of me believes that we live on long after death, as long as someone remembers and mentions our name. I will see my grandchildren today (ages 3, 9mos, and 6 mos), imagine if I say the name Greygoose to them. One of them may say it 90 years from now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-7644367630744832782014-11-11T15:26:14.199+00:002014-11-11T15:26:14.199+00:00What a wonderful surname John - you couldn't m...What a wonderful surname John - you couldn't make it up, no-one would believe it.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-66647814404722161922014-11-11T13:13:09.731+00:002014-11-11T13:13:09.731+00:00So very many young men were denied the chance to g...So very many young men were denied the chance to grow old. It's good that we still show our gratitude for their sacrifice and remember them.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-53675145129338463162014-11-11T12:41:46.218+00:002014-11-11T12:41:46.218+00:00Just one, to remind us of them all with sadness an...Just one, to remind us of them all with sadness and gratitude for their gift.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.com