stiletto_33853 Posted 27 September , 2005 Share Posted 27 September , 2005 Today at Estaires Communal Cemetery I came across something both unusual and which I found very moving. In this cemetery there is buried a Captain L.C. Oldfield of the 12th Rifle Brigade. Not 10 yards from the CWGC plot of this officer is buried his mother at her request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 27 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 27 September , 2005 Catherine Lillian Oldfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 27 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 27 September , 2005 Catherine Lillian Oldfield. To The Revered memory of my dear wife Catherine Lillian Oldfield of St. John, New Brunswick, Canada who died in South France, November 14, 1921 She here rests near the grave, as she wished, of our beloved soldier son, Captain L.C. Oldfield, 12th Rifle Brigade who was killed at the Battle of Loos, September 25, 1915. With Eternal Love, Gratitude and Veneration I will remember while the light lasts Though silent still my truest and best of companions Leonidas Alcibiades Oldfield Died at Winnipeg, Manitoba, 7th June 1929, aged 79 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveBrigg Posted 27 September , 2005 Share Posted 27 September , 2005 Heartbreaking. Thanks for sharing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marina Posted 28 September , 2005 Share Posted 28 September , 2005 Very touching. I wonder if she was living in France before her death to be near her son. The lilies on her column are beautiful. Marina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockney tone Posted 29 September , 2005 Share Posted 29 September , 2005 Very sad, but also very interesting, thank you for sharing it with us, Regards, Scottie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 29 September , 2005 Share Posted 29 September , 2005 The stone looks in remarkably good condition for its age. Perhaps someone local is responsible for its maintenance. Thanks for the post. It's quite moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 1 October , 2005 Share Posted 1 October , 2005 Hi Andy - nice to see you at Le Touret. What an amazing find; but you didn't mention the original cross on Captain Oldfield's grave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 1 October , 2005 Author Share Posted 1 October , 2005 Hi Paul, Yes, good to see you at Le Touret. As you say no mention of the original cross, please enlighten me as when we got to Estaires we were running out of time. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 1 October , 2005 Share Posted 1 October , 2005 Next to his grave is the original stone cross that was put there in ?1915 - it is just visible in your photo (the corner of it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 1 October , 2005 Author Share Posted 1 October , 2005 Thanks Paul, Next time I am in Estaires I will have a look. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 2 October , 2005 Share Posted 2 October , 2005 This is a not so brilliant photo of it taken by me in the 1980s; I don't have a better digital one at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 2 October , 2005 Author Share Posted 2 October , 2005 Paul, Many thanks, we did see that cross. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john w. Posted 2 October , 2005 Share Posted 2 October , 2005 A rare find indeed John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Hollington Posted 14 October , 2005 Share Posted 14 October , 2005 Recent photo of both. Regards Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen binks Posted 5 January , 2006 Share Posted 5 January , 2006 What an intersesting cemetery; soldiers shot at dawn; Gough; and so many under age soldiers; definately on my list of places to visit next time. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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