Story from Charge of the Light Brigade

[Mervyn Mitton]

With a Forum the size of GMIC we tend to gather information from many sources. I prefer to

write my own articles - however, I am convalescing at present and am making use of some good

press articles. Ian Shepherd's ( a member) wife,Ann, often sends me a small bundle of press cuttings.

This one I thought was well written and interesting.

The original appeared in the Guardian newspaper and the writers' are credited in the article. There

are two parts. Mervyn

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PART 2 OF THIS ARTICLE.

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[Brian Wolfe]

Thank you for an interesting and informative article Mervyn.

Regards

Brian

[paul wood]

I remember him very well, turned up after we sold him with his First Afghan War medal. I read his poem "On Balaklava Heights" to the London Medal Club at a members own.

Paul

[peter monahan]

Yes, thank you for sharing that. I ave a fellow on the local WWI Honour Roll I'm compiling who appears to ave taken his own life and I'm not just sure how to deal with that information when I publish the roll. Always a touchy subject but, with our modern understanding of the mental costs of war, I think handled more compassionately now than in the past.

[Mervyn Mitton]

I would describe him as ' Died on Service'. I fully agree with you that a little compassion is called for - how

awful that the description should be on the roll for years to come. If he did commit suicide - what dreadful events

led-up to that happening ? Best forgotten. Mervyn

[peter monahan]

Mervyn

That's what I've been thinking. Or simply 'Died - 1922'. two other names on the roll are of men who were invalided home and died here, one on November 23, 1918. So he'll be in company!