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[Post New]27/11/2010 16:35:19
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Pete
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My thanks to Jack Bakker for the photos he took of the headstones of Commandos at Bergen Op Zoom War Cemetery:

They can be seen on this link to the cemetery album:

http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/graves/bergen+op+zoom/

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Pete Rogers, son of LSgt Joe Rogers MM & nephew of TSM Ken McAllister. Both No2 Commando.
God and the Soldier, all men adore, In time of danger and not before.
When the danger is passed and all things righted, God is forgotten, and the Soldier slighted.

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[Post New]28/11/2010 17:27:10
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Jack Bakker noticed these words on one of the headstones that he photographed. The grave was that of Marine Anthony Turner 47 RM Commando who was aged 22 when he died:

He sleeps in a grave we may never see but some kind hand may lay a flower for me


http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/graves/bergen+op+zoom/47rm/turner++a+47rm.jpg.html

There may have been other "kind hands" in the past, but this month the "kind hand" was that of Jack who layed some flowers on Marine Turner's grave as can be seen by the photo attached.

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Pete Rogers, son of LSgt Joe Rogers MM & nephew of TSM Ken McAllister. Both No2 Commando.
God and the Soldier, all men adore, In time of danger and not before.
When the danger is passed and all things righted, God is forgotten, and the Soldier slighted.

**** nb. I no longer monitor the pm facility ****
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[Post New]28/11/2010 20:54:00
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Dank je Jack & Ria, een mooi gebaar.

Beste wensen

Nick
Nick Collins,

Commando Association Historical Archivist & Photographer.

Proud son of Cpl Mick Collins, 5 Troop, No5 Cdo

"Truly we may say of them, when shall their glory fade?"


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