Herald - Issue 414

Page 26 • The HERALD • 28th October 2021 Corner of a Cornfield by David K Wilson In a corner of a corn eld In a country far away Stands a weather beaten wooden cross It has stood there many a day It was the last campaign of forty- ve e end was close we’d all survived We ve guys went on ahead e unit followed where we led A hill beyond a corn eld Was our target on that day Little cover rocky ground But we were on our way But like rabbits caught in headlights With shell re all around Plus the roar of heavy cannon Le four mates on the ground Fighting ended on that day Four good lives the price we paid All good mates we did our best On that last and nal test I crawled back behind our lines Emotions working overtime Words were said a cross was made But for four good mates no more parades And in the corner of that corn eld Just inland from the sea Wild poppies ower every spring And they bring back memories! WHAT IS REMEMBRANCE? Remembrance honours those who serve to defend our democratic freedoms and way of life. We unite across faiths, cultures and backgrounds to remember the service and sacri ce of the Armed Forces community from Britain and the Commonwealth. We will remember them. • We remember the sacri ce of the Armed Forces community from Britain and the Commonwealth. • We pay tribute to the special contribution of families and of the emergency services. • We acknowledge innocent civilians who have lost their lives in con ict and acts of terrorism. • Remembrance does not glorify war and its symbol, the red poppy, is a sign of both Remembrance and hope for a peaceful future. • Wearing a poppy is never compulsory but is greatly appreciated by those who it is intended to support. • When and how you choose to wear a poppy is a re ection of your individual experiences and personal memories. Remembrance Parades Totton & Eling Remembrance Parade Organisers are very pleased to announce that the Parade and Service will be back this year a er sadly having to cancel in 2020. e parade, which takes place on Sunday 14th November , will start forming up on Beaumont Road at 9.30am and will march o at 10am with the roads through Totton to the War Memorial shut at this point for around half an hour. e service will start at 10:35am and will take the usual format, including a time of wreath laying and the two minutes silence. e parade will then reform to march back to Beaumont Road. For updates please visit: www . f a c e b o o k . c om / events/375413094207658 Hythe Remembrance Service e Hythe service takes place on Sunday 14th November starting at 10.30am at St John’s Church with service and wreath laying at the remembrance plaque, then a parade to Prospect Place for further wreath laying. e Church service is limited to 70 people however live streaming of the service is available in the Church Hall. Fawley Remembrance Service The Fawley Church service takes place on Sunday 14th November starting at 3pm, with a parade from Fawley Square to the Church 5 minutes beforehand . Service and wreath laying within the church at the remembrance plaque. Please be aware that the Church service is limited to 70 people. D-DAY LEPE HERITAGE GROUP EXHIBITION IN HYTHE LIBRARY by Patricia Hedley-Goddard, D-Day Lepe Heritage Group Once again the D-Day Lepe Heritage Group is happy to announce that their Exhibition will be on show in the Hythe Library, from 8th November to 29th November 2021 . e Exhibition will feature a detailed documented focussed look, supported by models and artifacts, at the contribution made by Lepe and the surrounding area of the New Forest. ese collectively became bases for the marshalling and embarkation points of thousands of troops and equipment all destined to play their part in the largest seaborne invasion in history, ‘Operation Neptune’. is was the code name for the initial phase of ‘Operation Overlord,’ the code name for the invasion of Normandy on D-Day 6th June 1944. Lepe Beach and Stanswood Bay were the locations specially constructed hardened beach areas (still visible today) Code name Q and Q2 Hards. Over these Hards troops and highly specialised ‘secret equipments’, including Duplex Drive Tanks, Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers etc. were embarked from their adjacent Marshalling Camp B9, onto Landing Cra Tanks. Stanswood Bay was the location of the construction and launching of 6 Type B2 concrete caissons (Code name Phoenix), each to be used, along with 200 others, to form the outer breakwaters for the Mulberry Harbours. ere will be a particularly exciting presentation of a generally unpublicised and unavailable Combined Operation Study Report of British Force ‘G’. is was produced between 2nd and 4th October 1944 prior to any reports being available. To fully appreciate this Exhibition, it may help to look at the website which is easy to read and in small itemised sections: www.ddaylepe.org.uk Special Bear Marks Centenary Merrythought, Britain’s oldest remaining teddy bear manufacturer have a new teddy bear to mark 100 years of the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. charity. Each bear will be presented in an exclusive Royal British Legion Merrythought cotton dust bag. Available from: www.merrythought.com e Royal British Legion Poppy Bear is priced at £145, with a minimum donation of £15 going to the