Remembrance 100
Today, on this 100th anniversary of The Armistice, we remember Sergeant W.B. Heasman M.M. of The London Regiment.
This week, I asked my daughters what their Primary School had done to commemorate the end of WW1. I naively thought they might have had an assembly, or the teachers may have given a lesson to explain the sacrifice of those that went before.But, NO, there was nothing! Poppies were available to be bought, but no explanation as to the reason why...Yet again, schools have deferred their responsibility to educate the young. It is down to us, the parents to do it for them. Thankfully, our daughters are Brownies/Rainbows, and they did take part in a parade and service at the Stoke Minster and Cenotaph. So today, amongst all of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, we remember my Grandad (the girls' Great Grandfather), W.B. Heasman.During WW1, he was a member of The London Regiment, rising to the rank of Sergeant. He fought in Greece (Salonika), and was deployed to Egypt, fighting in the Battle of Gaza, and the capture and defence of Jerusalem. From there, he was deployed to the trenches of northern France and Belgium where he was awarded the MILITARY MEDAL for actions involving the rescue of colleagues from No-Man's-Land.Between the wars, he played rugby for the Wasps RFC, and at the outbreak of WW2, he served as a firefighter during the London Blitz.We never knew you, but we are proud to call you family... #remembrance100Author of "Beyond the Waves: My Royal Navy Adventures" and "Single-Crewed: My Life as a Police Officer"Both available from Amazon Worldwide and https://ajheasman.wixsite.com/authorPaperback and Kindle E-Book formats.FREE if a member of Kindle Unlimited or Amazon Prime.
This week, I asked my daughters what their Primary School had done to commemorate the end of WW1. I naively thought they might have had an assembly, or the teachers may have given a lesson to explain the sacrifice of those that went before.But, NO, there was nothing! Poppies were available to be bought, but no explanation as to the reason why...Yet again, schools have deferred their responsibility to educate the young. It is down to us, the parents to do it for them. Thankfully, our daughters are Brownies/Rainbows, and they did take part in a parade and service at the Stoke Minster and Cenotaph. So today, amongst all of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, we remember my Grandad (the girls' Great Grandfather), W.B. Heasman.During WW1, he was a member of The London Regiment, rising to the rank of Sergeant. He fought in Greece (Salonika), and was deployed to Egypt, fighting in the Battle of Gaza, and the capture and defence of Jerusalem. From there, he was deployed to the trenches of northern France and Belgium where he was awarded the MILITARY MEDAL for actions involving the rescue of colleagues from No-Man's-Land.Between the wars, he played rugby for the Wasps RFC, and at the outbreak of WW2, he served as a firefighter during the London Blitz.We never knew you, but we are proud to call you family... #remembrance100Author of "Beyond the Waves: My Royal Navy Adventures" and "Single-Crewed: My Life as a Police Officer"Both available from Amazon Worldwide and https://ajheasman.wixsite.com/authorPaperback and Kindle E-Book formats.FREE if a member of Kindle Unlimited or Amazon Prime.
No comments have been added yet.
