My Great Uncle
267104 PTE Robert F Allen
28th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
DOW 07 November 1917
Passchendaele Belgium
Bob was 21, single and never married. Bob was cut down by a burst from a German MG08 while advancing on the village of Passchendaele with his unit. He was wounded in both legs and left arm. Although evac'd to a CCS, he died of his wounds the next day.
He is buried in a CWGC cemetery near Poperinge Belguim.
My wife's Great Uncle
12050601 PFC Andrew Lezen
167th Infantry, 31st Division
KIA 19 June 1945
Talomo Trail, Mindanao
The Philippines
Andy was 23 years old, and was from Linden New Jersey. He was shot through the heart and lungs as he went down one one knee to load his Garand. When he stood up he was shot by a Japanese rifleman hiding in a tree. His remains were repatriated in 1948 and he is buried in the local cemetery of his town
Two mates I knew and served with, and who I think of often
TPR David 'Poppy' Pearce, aged 41
2/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)
KIA 08 October 2007 Afghanistan. Poppy's LAV rolled over an IED, killing him instantly and wounded the remainder of the crew.
PTE Nathan Bewes, aged 23
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
KIA 09 July 2010. Whilst on patrol, Nathan triggered an IED killing him instantly
A man never dies as long as someone says his name.
Lest We Forget.
