[img][IMG]http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u490/armavinit/9BFB2914-59CB-482D-BEB8-FFFF60898F20_zpsybt5khsh.jpg[/img][/img] Visited Oppy today, left a plaque. Someone had also left a wreath on the anniversary of his death. Very moving, very quiet and serene. Later visited the Arras memorial where his name is carved along with thousands of others whose bodies were never recovered. Have put some more photos on of the Arras memorial and the carved inscription for him.

[img][IMG]http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u490/armavinit/9BFB2914-59CB-482D-BEB8-FFFF60898F20_zpsybt5khsh.jpg[/img][/img] Visited Oppy today, left a plaque. Someone had also left a wreath on the anniversary of his death. Very moving, very quiet and serene. Later visited the Arras memorial where his name is carved along with thousands of others whose bodies were never recovered. Have put some more photos on of the Arras memorial and the carved inscription for him.

Absolutely Brilliant mate well done top stuff and such a fitting memorial.

Perhaps its a good time to also add that FC Voices have commissioned the refurbishment of the Jack Harrison Memorial at the KC Stadium which was starting to look a bit shabby. With the kind help and support of Campbell Engineering it has been removed to their workshops and completely overhauled and should be back to its place in front of the Stadium for Friday night!.

Lovely tribute to a hero.

Thanks for posting armavinit

Thanks for your help. If anyone reading this, would like any of the photos, then pm me. I'm not sure if they can be downloaded from photobucket.

Armavinit wrote:[img][IMG]http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u490/armavinit/9BFB2914-59CB-482D-BEB8-FFFF60898F20_zpsybt5khsh.jpg[/img][/img] Visited Oppy today, left a plaque. Someone had also left a wreath on the anniversary of his death. Very moving, very quiet and serene. Later visited the Arras memorial where his name is carved along with thousands of others whose bodies were never recovered. Have put some more photos on of the Arras memorial and the carved inscription for him. Brilliant and moving to hear of this wonderful gesture from a truly devoted FC fan to an FC legend.

Armavinit wrote:[img][IMG]http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u490/armavinit/9BFB2914-59CB-482D-BEB8-FFFF60898F20_zpsybt5khsh.jpg[/img][/img] Visited Oppy today, left a plaque. Someone had also left a wreath on the anniversary of his death. Very moving, very quiet and serene. Later visited the Arras memorial where his name is carved along with thousands of others whose bodies were never recovered. Have put some more photos on of the Arras memorial and the carved inscription for him. Brilliant and moving to hear of this wonderful gesture from a truly devoted FC fan to an FC legend.

Good work Jeff.

Nice tribute, I've cycled extensively in France incl. around the Somme Baie area, it's only when you pass yet another cemetary only a few miles along the same road with hundreds upon hundreds of crosses that the enormity hits you.
There are 280 registered war cemetaries from the Battle of the Somme alone

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Visited Oppy today, left a plaque. Someone had also left a wreath on the anniversary of his death. Very moving, very quiet and serene. Later visited the Arras memorial where his name is carved along with thousands of others whose bodies were never recovered.
Have put some more photos on of the Arras memorial and the carved inscription for him.[/quote]

Hats of to you, you're a top man!
I'm not a Hull fan, follow Leigh, but I spent a few days, on a three week drive around France, a few years ago visititing some of these cemeteries and have to say it was the most memorable part of the trip. Its when you visit the cemeteries and see tributes such as yours that you really do get a tear in your eye to ordinary men who were involved in such extraordinary situations.
I recall visiting one place, spending time looking at the gravestones and then reading a visitors book and seeing it had been signed by a woman who wrote "to the father I never knew" and it dawned on me that she must have been 90plus...I have to say I spent a few minutes drying my eyes.
Well done to you for caring!