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Old 12th November 2016 | 13:58
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Jan Olieslagers
 
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From: Ansião (PT)
Shall we at last be united in glory
only remembered for what we have done


(Coope, Boynes, Simpson)

Myself have no need to be remembered: a fair part of my family has been interred where and when the poppies grew; some that managed to survive were most close - like my godfather, who worked as a gardener/housekeeper at famous Tyne Cot cemetary.

And it is not for nothing that I took my nickname from a WW1 ace - proud to be a Belgian! All the more honouring those who came from far to die for our freedom.
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