Just joining the new weekly 100 words challenge for Grown ups and a straight prompt which is below. For more details click HERE
lest we forget…..
I look at the photograph of a young, handsome man. There is something about that image that urges me to find out about his short and purposeful life.
He was just 20 years old when he paid the ultimate sacrifice.
His war record shows that he perished from a gun wound to the chest at 43 casualty clearing station in France. I can not help but wonder, was he alone? was he in dreadful pain? I suspect that deep down I know those answers.
That makes me very sad. Although he has been gone 93 years, he is not forgotten.
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Taking part in the 100 word Challenge for Grown Ups – Week #18
Thank you everyone for stopping by and posting comments about William James.
Hello Julie & welcome to 100WCGU.
This is a great first entry. So sad and yet I suspect it represents many, many similar stories.
Hope to see you next week!
I loved reading this purposeful tribute, Robin
My late Grandfather could have perished, had his foot not been run over by a vehicle. He was invalided out of the army. There but for…
My late Grandfather could have perished, had his foot not been run over by a vehicle. He was invalided out of the army. There but for…
A moving tribute. So many brave young men lost their lives. Never should be forgotten.
So sad and such a waste. A lovely and very moving tribute to your grandfather's cousin. These things are important I think.
This is a thoughtful tribute to one who paid the ultimate price.
Yes, we should never forget. So many young lives lost. A lovely tribute.
This is a wonderful tribute to your grandfather's cousin. It's good to know that these brave men really are remembered.