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spooky_miss

In Memorium

Nov 09, 2008 19:16

In Memory of Fred Kottman, 1899 - 1918, Killed on the Somme, 1st September 1918Fred was my great-great-uncle, my great grandmother's brother. He was a rifleman of the London Regiment, in the 21st Surrey Rifles, and was killed in the First World War in France. His grave is now in Sailly Saillisell British Cemetary in France ( Read more... )

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mansunite November 10 2008, 13:39:24 UTC

Only 19! And the rest all look about of similar age... A lovely post of remembrance, Ruth :-)

spooky_miss November 10 2008, 20:08:04 UTC

it is so sad that they're so young. a whole generation was just wiped out :(

its also sad hearing about the last survivors, who are all 108 - 110 i think...to think that so many of their friends died age 20, and they have lived to such a great age...really shows how much potential was lost, in such a short time...

sorry, i do go on about it a bit, but its something which seems to affect me quite a bit, especially since I've known about Fred Kottman and his part in the war.