An unusual grouping of tombstones from World War I.The reason for it: the three men died together when their vehicle was blown up.
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Please enlarge (click once and then again on the photo that opens) and see and say the names of the British soldiers who died fighting a war far from home.
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To see more of the [British] Jerusalem War Cemetery (of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission) please click on my ANZAC Day label.
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A post for Taphophile Tragics.
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A sad story, but it is good that they are remembered together...
ReplyDeleteWoo! That is quite an emotional sight! I like how similar each headstone is too! In death, they died as one! And love the pretty touch of the gold flowers embracing the headstones!
ReplyDeletehow sad is that!
ReplyDeletei wonder whom decided to put them together. what about wives? children? etc...?
Thankfully the men were buried with dignity, giving their grieving widows and parents somewhere to pay their respects. And a grateful nation, as well.
ReplyDeletesuch a strong statement about the men with this grouping!
ReplyDeleteA very moving sight. May they not be forgotten.
ReplyDeleteThe stones are unusually close together. But then, so were these men.
ReplyDeleteThese look incredibly like the ones in Versailles. Same stone.
ReplyDeleteDanke for the wishes.
14° and buckets of rain forecast for tomorrow and I'm supposed to go to an open air concert of Baremboim's West-Eastern orchestra...
Ciel, I thing all the British war cemeteries around the world are pretty standard, they all look alike.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that link. Greatly enjoy old cemeteries and unique headstones.
ReplyDeleteIt is possible these men were killed in an explosion that made it difficult to tell the bodies apart. This was not unusual at that time, several such graves exist.
ReplyDeleteJa leider, viele, zu viele Soldaten auf dieser Welt starben und sterben immer wieder fern der Heimat. Oft in Ländern die sie gar nicht kennen, dort liegen sie begraben. Und dennoch ist es gut, wenn es solche Stätten des Gedenkens für sie gibt...
ReplyDeleteLieben Gruß
CL
Such brave men. My mother used to work for The Commowealth War Graves Commisson. The reason behind grouped grave stones like these is that they unfortunately couldn't tell which bit belonged to who, so they were all buried together.
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In a situation like this, I can understand the closeness of the graves, and the headstones. The cemetery is so very well maintained, Dina. The gazanias are a delight.
ReplyDeleteThe other thing I note is no ages on the headstones, yet perhaps the Captain was considerably older than the other two departed.
I do like the names of their units being hussars and yeomanry. Speaks loudly of ages past.
RIP ...