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Welcome to our April Newsletter Thank you so much for the feedback we continue to receive and a particular thank you to those who submitted photographs and responded to our surveys. As a thank you to all our readers, please see the Reader Special Offer for tickets to see Flare Path, by Terrence Rattigan the Theatre Royal Haymarket starring Sienna Miller, James Purefoy and Sheridan Smith. <Please click here for a PDF version of the newsletter> 
Commission's President visits Malta HRH The Duke of Kent has been President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for over 40 years. He is actively involved in the work of the Commission and regularly attends events and when possible visits our cemeteries and memorials around the world. Photo: HRH The Duke of Kent at Pembroke Military Cemetery Last month The Duke of Kent completed a tour of Malta, accompanied by the Director of Western Mediterranean Area. During his tour he met Commission staff and inspected many of our cemeteries and also the Malta Memorial which commemorates 2,300 airmen with no known grave. His visit also coincided with the arrival of evacuees from Libya, so during his visit he took the opportunity to greetsome of them as their ship docked in Valletta. More information about our work and information about those commemorated in Malta can be found in our Malta at War leaflet. 
Rugby Remembers: Rosslyn Park Rugby Club, London Stephen Cooper, one of our readers, contacted us about the project to remember those from Rosslyn Park Rugby Club who died during the First World War. Rosslyn Park, a venerable rugby club founded in 1879, has no memorial to its Great War dead. Its Second World War fallen, including Prince Obolensky, are remembered, but not those from 1914-18. Theory has it that a marble plaque was lost when the club moved in 1956. The project took one junior team to the Somme and Compiegne to play rugby in tribute to that lost generation of players and to discover more about their own forebears' war lives. Stephen is and Head of Youth Development at Rosslyn Park and his personal interest in WW1 comes from his grandfather who fought from 1914 and survived.
If you are interested in other rugby players commemorated by the Commission from around the Commonwealth, please look at our Rugby and the Two World Wars Information Leaflet. Winner March photograph of the month 
Once again thank you for all the entries received last month on the topic "UNITED KINGDOM". From this month's submissions, we have chosen this photograph of All Saints Church, Swanton Morley in Norfolk taken during the snow, by Andy Hubbard. Thank you Andy for letting us use your photograph. You can view a full size version, by clicking on the photograph in the right hand column. Photograph of the Month Competition April Photograph of the Month Competition - "WORKERS" This month we would like your photographs of our cemeteries and memorials on the topic 'Workers'. Please interpret this title in any way you would like.
We look forward to receiving your entries. Exhibition of the Commission's work If you live, or are visiting, Grimsby, why not view the Bless 'Em All exhibition at the Fishing Heritage Centre The exhibition is open between 25 April and 10 July 2011 and explores the experience of war in North East Lincolnshire from the start of the twentieth century until the start of the cold war. The exhibition also features a display on the History and Work of the Commission in the United Kingdom Fishing Heritage Centre Opening times are Tuesday to Sunday 10.00 am to 5.00 pm. For further information visit the North East Lincs Museum Exhibition website ______________________________________________________ Reburial of Flight Lieutenant Henry Smith The burial of Flight Lieutenant Henry “Lacy” Smith will take place at Ranville War Cemetery, France with full military honours on 19 April at 10.30 am. Flight Lieutenant Smith will be buried in plot 5 row F grave 16, adjacent to F/Lt TRB Anderson of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). 
At Your Service Leaflet This leaflet provides information on the services we provide, our service standards and how to contact us. We review this leaflet annually and would be grateful for any comments you might have regarding its content to ensure it meets your needs. You can download the leaflet from our website, or request a printed copy from our Enquiries Section Please email us with any comments about the information featured in this leaflet 
22 April – The Second Battle of Ypres begins with the Germans using poison gas against French troops. A five mile gap is made in the Allied line but the Germans are hesitant in their advance. Due to the bravery of Canadian troops – without any protection against the gas – the gap in the line is plugged and the immediate danger averted. The Battle continues for a month, Commonwealth casualties (killed, injured, gassed and missing) amounted to nearly 60,000.
One of the units taking part in the 2nd Battle of Ypres was the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry which fought alongside British battalions in the 27th Division. This Division [more information...] Also this month: 25 April – The landings at Gallipoli For further information on the Commission's work in Gallipoli, please look at our information leaflet One of the VC winners from the landings commemorated by CWGC Lt Colonel CHM Doughty-Wylie, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed 26/04/1914 (VC earned 23/6/1915). Seddel-Bahr Isolated Grave View Medal Card
With thanks to the Western Front Association for providing this article (WFA). The WFA is a charity dedicated to perpetuating the memory of those who served in the First World War. For further information about the WFA please see their website.
Annual Service of Remembrance On sunday, 8 May 2011 at 11.00 the annual service of remembrance will take place at Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, organised by RAF Ceremonial. This ceremony is open to all who wish to pay their respects to those named on the memorial. If you would like to find out more about this memorial which commeorates 20,48 members of the Commonwealth Air Forces why not:
This month we once again visit countries around the world, focussing on some of the more unusual places where we have a commitment This month we focus on Sierra Leone, West Africa, where nearly 2,000 Commonwealth war dead are commemorated by the Commission. More information can be found in this information sheet. Responsibility for the war graves in Sierra Leone rests with the Commission's Outer Area office which is based in Maidenhead in the UK. Don't forget..... The Commission publishes a series of free information sheets illustrating aspects of its work and major cemeteries and memorials. These can be downloaded from our website, or copies are available from our Enquiries Section |
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