Alan Seymour Posted 23 June , 2004 Share Posted 23 June , 2004 News item taken from today's (23.6.04) Daily Mirror. Honour for old heroes Three of Britian's oldest war veterans - with a combined age of 317 - were honoured yesterday for services to the nation. Henry Allingham, 108, of Eastbourne; Fred Lloyd, 106, of Uckfield, East Sussex; and William Stone, 103, of Oxford , received the National Veterans' Badge at a ceremony in Sussex. Of the three - who all fought in the First World War - the youngest, Mr Stone, said: "All I hope is that we make a better job of this century than we did in the last" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ypres Posted 23 June , 2004 Share Posted 23 June , 2004 Hi, any idea where this took place, I knew there was a reason i should read the freebee on fridays (if it was in there!) Mandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salientpoints Posted 23 June , 2004 Share Posted 23 June , 2004 Yeah apparently it took place 'here' in Eastbourne... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 24 June , 2004 Share Posted 24 June , 2004 They showed part of the ceremony on Meridian TV on Tuesday evening. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Bowbrick Posted 24 June , 2004 Share Posted 24 June , 2004 Good for them and an excellent sentiment - we don't seem to be making a good job of it so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeppoSapone Posted 24 June , 2004 Share Posted 24 June , 2004 Isn't it about time all WW1 survivors were knighted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippas Posted 25 June , 2004 Share Posted 25 June , 2004 How many Knighthoods are we talking about - 10 - 50 - 100 ? If only we had taken so much notice 20 years ago --- so many stories lost forever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salientpoints Posted 25 June , 2004 Share Posted 25 June , 2004 Complete update on the award and image of badge now available at this link: http://1914-1918.org/forum/index.php?showt...=0entry121518 Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob2347 Posted 25 June , 2004 Share Posted 25 June , 2004 Pals, I think that when the time has come for the very last WW1 Veteran to go over the top once more, that he is given a State Funeral. It should also be the same for the last WW2 Veteran, but hopefully not for many years to come. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeppoSapone Posted 25 June , 2004 Share Posted 25 June , 2004 How many Knighthoods are we talking about - 10 - 50 - 100 ? Very few, and they all deserve it more than the average footballer or pop star. There are so few left that it wouldn't really "devalue" the institution. Is that possible? Italy Knighted its WW1 Veterans back in the 1970s. Possibly too soon, but one of my great uncles had the "bumf" on his wall. As he was in his 90s at the time it meant a lot to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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