Transcript How do we remember `the Glorious Dead`?

How do we remember ‘the Glorious Dead’?
How do we remember ‘the Glorious Dead’?
How do we remember ‘the Glorious Dead’?
A story from the past...
March 29th 1941
The wedding of
Dick and Barbara Yardley
6 weeks later - May 1941
Having had experience
working on portable and
mobile wireless equipment,
Dick was sent out to
Malaysia and worked on
communications systems for
the war effort.
Barbara and Dick were
hoping for a reunion in
Singapore later that year.
15th February 1942
No hope of a reunion
now. Japan invaded
Singapore and Dick
was captured by
Japanese soldiers.
He was sent to Changi Prisoner of War camp.
All Barbara heard was that Singapore had surrendered.
Poor Barbara
She put notices in the papers to see if anyone had
seen or heard Dick. She had been married a year
and had only been with him 6 weeks of that year.
September 1942
The Bridge over the River Kwai
Dick was put to work on
the “Death Railway” –
one Prisoner of War died
for every 7 sleepers laid.
For some time, Dick hid a
wireless in a water
bottle.
Lucky for him,
it was never found.
1943
Still no news
Barbara joined the army
and became an
ambulance driver in Italy.
But still no news.
1944
Still no news
The war ended on May 1945
but not with Japan.
Barbara found out where Dick was.
She was allowed to send the “Official” postcard.
The war with Japan
carried on until
August 1945.
They met up with each
other again in
October 1945
4 ½ years after they
were separated by the
war.
50 years on in 1995 they met
Prince Charles
2011
Dick Yardley died on 1 February this year aged 95.
Barbara died 10 days later – she was nearly 91.
On March 29th 2011 they would have been
married 70 years.
We will remember them.
We will remember them.
World War II was the deadliest military conflict
in history.
Over 60 million people were killed, which was
over 2.5% of the world population.
How do we honour those who fight for us, protect us
and die for us now and in the past?
We show our support and gratitude by
wearing a poppy.
This also raises money for the British
Legion who then support injured soldiers
and families of the injured and dead.
You can go to the Royal
British Legion website and
plant a virtual poppy.
http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/can-wehelp/who-we-help/mark-stonelake
Silence can be the greatest form of respect...
The whole country observes a two minute
silence on Friday 11th November at 11am. We
will do the same no matter what your lesson is.
You can go to a Remembrance Day service on
Sunday – in your village, town or the city centre
of Leeds.
What are we going to do as a school?
As a school (and a nation):
• A two minute silence in remembrance
at 11 am on Friday 11th November.
• The oldest and the youngest students
in school will lay a wreath in our
Memorial Garden.
Your tutor group:
• Plant a memorial symbol (cross, Star of
David, Crescent Moon) for our
Memorial Garden at the front of
school. Paint it green (Bucktrout), sign
your name on it, plant it!
You:
• Design a Poppy for display with a
message from you about why
Remembrance Day is important/what it
means to you.
It’s not just the two World Wars...
Other than the First and Second World
Wars we remember conflicts such as….
-
The Falklands War (1982)
Conflict in Northern Ireland
(1968 - now)
The Gulf War (1990-91)
Bosnia (1990s)
The war in Iraq (2002-10)
The war in Afghanistan (2002- now)
After the end of the
Second World War in
1945 Armistice Day
became
Remembrance Day to
include all those who
had fallen in the two
World Wars and
other conflicts.
We donate to the Royal
British Legion.
Where does this money go?
• Mark’s story…
• Gunner Mark Stonelake, of 29 Commando Regiment, Royal
Artillery had his left leg amputated in December 2008 in
Afghanistan, when the vehicle he was driving hit a roadside
bomb.
• As well as having his leg amputated, the blast also left him
with a badly damaged right foot, fractured back, broken
bones in both legs and broken nose, jaw and teeth. A friend
and colleague also in the vehicle at the time has been left
permanently brain-damaged by the incident, and has to
communicate through a computer.
http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/can-we-help/who-wehelp/mark's-story
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcth
ree/2011/06/our-war-exclusiveonline-stories-fromafghanistan.shtml