Ceremony held for Shropshire railway’s First World War dead
Tuesday 14th September 2010, 7:59PM BST.
The plaque on Shrewsbury Railway station
A ceremony to remember railway workers who lost their lives in the First World War was held at a shropshire railway station today.
About 20 people, including members of the rail industry, the armed forces and local government, attended the service at Shrewsbury Railway Station at 11am.
Among those who attended was Monica Green, of Ludlow, whose uncle James Green was a railway worker in Shropshire and lost his life in the Great War between 1914 and 1918. His name is featured along with 41 others on a Roll of Honour which has been cleaned and refurbished before being put back in its position on Platform Three at the station today.
Sir Charles Soame lays a wreath at the memorial
The Reverend Ron Keen, of the Railway Mission Chaplaincy, conducted the ceremony and poppy wreaths were laid by both the Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Kath Owen, and Sir Charles Soame, president of the Royal British Legions of Shropshire.
Sir Charles said: “The trouble is a lot of these war memorials have fallen into disrepair and are poorly maintained and it’s a disgrace to the names of those on them so I am very much in favour of this re-dedication for the future prosperity of this memorial to people who served in the war.”
Ms Green said she had found out about the re-dedication service through Twitter and had asked to attend.
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Where exactly is “Shropshire Railway Station”?
I’m very pleased to hear that the Roll of Honour has been cleaned and refurbished, but my respect for those commemorated on it makes me ask why it has been also been “re-dedicated”?
My fairly basic knowledge of the First World War tells me that the christian churches and their god (together with the bunch of inbreds that made up the royal families of western Europe) seem to have divided their support fairly evenly between the warring combatants.
PS – exactly what uniform is the man on the right of the photo wearing?
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Rob, Telford clearly has absolutely no knowledge of war history. Although I frequently review Star comments I rarely forward my views but on this ocassion I feel strongly that I must correct this ‘see my name in print’ addict who regularly rustles together a whole mish mash of ill informed and badly worded (‘been also been’) submissions.
Re-dedication is exactly as it suggests.
Has he also considered that his insulting comments may well have upset those involed in both organising and attending a quite wonderful ceremony.
N.B. For the information of Rob, Telford our military history correspondent the man on the right of the featured photographed is wearing the uniform of a Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer.
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