Row on Row – one hundred years on These men that lived so long ago In far off graves lie row on row, Their lives, now dust beneath the earth, Once shared their sorrow and their mirth And battle-scarred, war-weary died, Their broken bodies, side by side. The names of father, husband, son, Their lives entwined once all was done, Gave heart and soul, their guts and blood Within those fields of war-torn mud And now they rest in serried ranks While we live on in grateful thanks. Their whispers rise from grave to grave, ‘We died so you and yours were saved, Take heed, don’t let us die in vain, For peace, not war, serves greater gain, Our sacrifice we had to give But Oh, to be allowed to live!’ Not all of the men died on the Western Front. You can find out more about the WW1 names on the war memorial here: www.galaxypix.com/Sally/warmemorials/ (but you will then be leaving this site). and on http://thepeerage.com/p20688.htm See also: http://www.buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk/memorials.htm