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  Posted by TonyG (U1830405) on Sunday, 20th November 2005

  I've just watched Ian Hislop's programme and I have to say he is to be congratulated on producing one of the most memorable remembrance programmes of thwe year. What a brilliant idea to trace the descendants of some of the men who are named on war memorials. A truly personal look at history and the effect on real people of the things we talk about without really understanding what it was like for those involved.
  
  I found it very moving, psrticularly the last village where there was no memorial because one soldier had been shot for cowardice. This after serving in the trenches from 1914 through to 1917, being in several major battles and wounded more than once. Shot for cowardice when his nerves went. How many of us could have gone through what he went through?
  
  Well done Ian Hislop. I'm not sure whether this was a one-off or the start of a series. if it is a series, I'll be tuning in every week.

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  Posted by rheidol (U898537) on Monday, 21st November 2005

  It is a series - and it was excellent, very reverently done; no glorification of war itself, just a real feeling for the men and families who went through all this horror.

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  Posted by ap Tom (U1380901) on Monday, 21st November 2005

  Unfortunately I missed the first half of the programme, but I was very impressed by what I saw. Iaqn Hislop was right about the project to erect a memorial in that village. Eighty years on and people still see it as very important to remember.
  
  Nice one, C4!

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  Posted by robbbb (U3366943) on Saturday, 23rd August 2008

  All viallages should have a memorial, you must remember what the men of that era went through

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  Posted by fascinating (U1944795) on Saturday, 23rd August 2008

  I thought that just about every village did have a memorial. I cannot think of a village I have been around that did not have a memorial to the war dead (even if only a tablet on a wall inside the local church).
  

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  Posted by vera1950 (U9920163) on Tuesday, 26th August 2008

  yes I think you are rght every town and village has a memorial in some form or other.
  I find it very interesting seeing all the different designs of monument all over the country.Ranging from the most humble plain cross to the elaborate.
  Our town one of Wigan is n the style of Eleanor cross.
  In a neighbouring town Haydock -the Library is the momunment.
  I Mesnes Park in Wigan we used to have a splendid Boer War memorial to the local men of the STH LANCS. regt but guesswhat the council lost it.

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  Posted by MB (U177470) on Wednesday, 27th August 2008

  I was recently at the Island Heroes conference in the Western Isles. Many parishes in the area have only erected their own war memorials in recent years and Barra had no war memorial at all until a few years ago.
  
  It should be remembered that the Western Isles lost more people in WWI than anywhere else in Britain (scaled to the population).
  
  
  Mr Bowman arranged the original school assembly after being shocked by the losses listed on the Barra and Vatersay War Memorial.
  Almost all of them were Merchant Navy or Royal Navy personnel.
  The head teacher said: "Barra's population has been just above the 1,000 mark for over a 100 years.
  "The total of war dead one would expect from such a population would be of the order of three to six.
  "In fact there are 125 names on the Barra and Vatersay War Memorial. There are a few soldiers and airmen named.
  "However, 95% are Navy, of whom 75% are Merchant Navy."
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