Remembrance Day 2023
Another Remembrance Day has passed, and we remembered those who fought the brave fight in wars and conflicts from WW1 and onwards, not just at 11am but all day and more. Another Remembrance Day has passed, and we are still experiencing war and conflicts the world over; we still despairingly ask, why?? I do not want to dwell on the rights and wrongs of armed conflict but wish to honour all the brave soldiers who have passed and are buried in other parts of the world. After WW1, due to the amount of war dead, it was reasoned that those who died away from their homeland would be buried in the country in which they died. Thousands of headstones in Rookwood are etched with the names of the war dead becoming a place for loved ones to mourn as it was almost impossible for anyone here to visit their actual place of rest. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) was set up consisting of six independent member states whose function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places ...