Yes I have, very emotive and in part distressing. I can only wonder why it as taken so long to recognise those that have fallen, that said this is a fitting tribute to all those lost on active service or training for operations since 1948.
The name of Guardsman Neil “Tony” Downes, killed in Action in Afghanistan earlier this year will have his name added with 90 others in 2008. Although Born in Blackpool and laid to rest in Droylsden, Manchester. Tony’s family emanate from Accrington and District.
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