The BBC world news informs us that the historic bells of Friestthorpe church have been restored for this week, so they can chime in commemoration of the five Beechey Brothers who died in WWI, a sixth brother, my grand-father, survived, injured at Gallipoli he never walked again. Its at times like this we need to remember the poster made in Australia at the time by IWW activist, Tom Barker: TO ARMS!! Capitalists, Parsons, Politicians, Landlords, Newspaper editors and other stay at home patriots, your country needs you in the trenches. Workers, follow your masters! For his trouble Barker was gaoled. After the war, my great grand mother was commended for her sacrifice by Queen Mary - and replied It was no sacrifice I didnt want them to go… Lest we forget indeed.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:26:09 +0000