26th July 2014 Issue 396
‘That there’s some corner of a foreign field’ Covering Sheringham, the Runtons, Holt and surrounding villages in association with the Cromer Times and North Walsham Times
Visiting the cemeteries of the First World War is a very moving experience and is especially poignant as we commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914.
In the large cemeteries, such as Tyne Cot, row after row of identical headstones disappear into the distance. The headstones are deliberately uniform to demonstrate the common sacrifice made by all ranks, with no distinction between the graves of officers and men. The standard secular headstones are made of Portland stone with a curved top and straight sides. Each bears the name of the man beneath carved in a fine Roman alphabet designed by MacDonald Gill, the brother of Eric Gill. It was agreed that a regimental badge and a religious symbol – a cross or a star of David – could also be carved into the stone, together with a text if the soldier’s family so requested. Over those many thousands of graves containing an unidentified body the headstone bears the poignant description, chosen by Rudyard Kipling – ‘A Soldier of the Great War...Known to God’. The cemeteries are beautifully maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Continued on page 4...
Take Th
Night
Come along to the
ke That and Party....
Saturd
ute rib KT tU s e k 3 o.u f b 01 rs o nd 2 ive.c nne Ba thatl e Wi ak w.t ww
er 2014
3 Course
nt, & Disco
n
YOUR WILL For Only £49
LINKS HOTEL WEST RUNTON (01263) 838383 For Office or Home Visits Call
01263 579327
PROPERTY PROTECTION TRUSTS £99 POWER OF ATTORNEY £99
A S WILLS,
NEW COMPETITION INSIDE THIS ISSUE!
Danum House, Overstrand, Norfolk
:,6+ 72 %8<
*2/'
7$.( $'9$17$*( 2) &855(17 +,*+ *2/' 35,&(6 :( :,6+ 72 %8< <285 2/' 6&5$3 81:$17(' ,7(06
&DOO LQ DQG VHH XV
/DQHV -HZHOOHU\ 0DUNHW 3ODFH +ROW 1RUIRON ZZZ ODQHV FR XN
S
of heringham If any of these warning lights stay on
Don’t Panic
Call Henries on 825537 OPEN SATURDAYS for MOTs 9.00 am to 12.00 noon
Open 8.30 am to 5.30 pm weekdays
Phone 825537 Weybourne Road (next to the Splash)
The Sheringham Independent in association with www.sheringhamdeals.co.uk Read The Sheringham Independent online at www.rosevillapublications.co.uk