Pte Robert Morrison of The King's Liverpool Regiment. Killed in action 16th July 1917 - First World War.
Sent from the streets of Bootle, like a lamb to the slaughter, to fight on the front line in WW1
Yesterday, I found this online, for the very first time in my 75 year old life.
Please click on link below to learn more about this very brave man, of whom I am so extremely proud ; especially having learned that the vast majority of trench runners (such as he) had actually volunteered for these heroic (death-defying) duties.
Running, ducking & diving from front line trench to front line trench with messages (and more), while all the time under heavy fire & shelling via everything the 'Hun' hurled at them.
My widowed grandmother was left with six children and there was no such thing as a 'welfare state' in those days.
I also lost my maternal grandfather, Richard Riley, (after whom I was named) to the same bloody war. Unfortunately, I have no information other than he suffered back home in Britain for over a year before eventually dying of his war wounds - (ABANDONED by his country) back home in Bootle, in both pain and poverty
Remember that the NHS didn't even exist then so I have no idea of what sort of treatment & pain relief was available then ; indeed it any was at all. His widow (my gran) and her children (including my mother) thereafter lived in abject poverty.
**As I already said, there was no such thing as a 'Welfare State' back in those dark days.**
www.merseysiderollofhonour.co.uk/get2.php?
cwgc=276965
www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/trenchrunners.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenti%C3%A8res
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This is a scan of an old newspaper cutting reporting on her funeral. Sadly, she died before I was born - as did both my grandfathers, thanks to bl**dy wars
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It's been a long 37 years since I last saw you but under 37 seconds since I last thought of you. Love you forever!
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Me @ left & bother Harry @ right. Bootle photo booth picture. Harry is four years younger than me, and the eldest of my four siblings.
***Edit.***
Sadly, Hary died early this year - February 2017 aged 70 years + 3 days.
[Shot taken circa Early 50s]
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Laurence was born on Armistice Day ; 11 th November, and was laid to rest 8 years ago -- just two days before his birthday.
Ex - 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 17 years my junior and taken from us far too soon. Laurence has never been forgotten by anyone who loved and/or knew him ; nor will he ever be.
Rest easy, "Our Lar" - we all still love you.
( I took the above (film) shot of Laurence with his lovely young wife Karen, around 30 years ago, and can still remember the very moment I 'clicked' as though it were only yesterday).
R.I.P. My beloved baby brother, LAURENCE.
You shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary you, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember you.
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