Notre Dame de Rouen. The façade of the Gothic Church in France. Photographer: Hippo1947. Licence: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Saturday 11 November 2023

“Tommy” Bows His Head For His Fallen Comrades.



The “Tommy” statue,
officially named “1101”.

On Terrace Green,
Seaham, County Durham.
Picture Credit: OWEN HUMPHREYS/PA WIRE.
Illustration: BBC NEWS


Lance-Sergeant Stuart Laing,
1st Battalion Welsh Guards, plays “The Last Post” 
during a small Armistice Day Ceremony at The Cenotaph,
in Whitehall, London, marking over 100 years since the inauguration of the permanent version of The Cenotaph.

The bugle was found next to the body of a Welsh Guard
who fought during The Battle of The Somme in 1916.
Picture Credit: YUI MOK / PA WIRE.
Illustration: BBC NEWS

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