Originally Posted by Bob Edwards Pals Memorial to be Unveiled in Liverpool Sunday 31 August at 11am A MEMORIAL to the Liverpool Pals who served during World War One is to be unveiled by HRH The Earl of Wessex on Sunday 31 August. It follows a three year campaign by The Liverpool Pals Memorial Fund to create a permanent tribute to remember the men and boys who volunteered during the Great War. ...
Originally Posted by Bob Edwards On 4th August 1914 at 11pm Britain declared war on Germany and the British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey made the famous remark: “The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our life-time”. Everyone in the UK is invited to take part in 'Lights Out' by turning off their lights from 10pm to 11pm on Monday 4 August, leaving ...