A Sad Story

Lily the dog and I were so distracted and dismayed by this sad story this morning that we actually lost the dog lead in the cemetery and Lily had to be extra good on the walk down the road to home.

....Accidentally killed in France while sleeping in his tent with others at 12 - 5 am on 28th August 1917. By the falling of a large elm tree that was blown down by an awful gale raging at the time.