2015 marks the Centenary of the ill fated allied invasion of Gallipoli in which almost 600,000 Allies and Turkish soldiers were killed. Included in the British Forces were the men who formed 1/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. These men were drawn mainly from Bury, Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale, Todmorden and what is today Greater Manchester. It is to the memory of the men of both sides and the recognition of their sacrifice this blog and the Reading The Century events have been facilitated by the Rochdale Co-operative Members Volunteer Group.
Local Area Roll of Honour

The Telegram

Missing in action, presumed dead,
nightmare screaming in my head,
no grave to lay my love to rest.
No words of praise, no flowery bed.
No closure for my troubled mind,
no easing of my aching heart.
No future now, we are apart.
You were so ken to fight the foe,
I didn’t want for you to go.
A safer world they said there’d be,
a happier world for you and me.
But now you’re gone.
Missing in action.
Presumed Dead.

© Marion Tonge
April 2015.
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