A simple but moving ceremony was held at Turves on Remembrance Sunday to commemorate the fallen from the Fenland village during the Great War. Nine left for the war - none were to return. Picture: TURVES RESIDENT (Image: Archant)
The stark message on the memorial lists those nine members of the Turves community who served in the Great War, never to return.
Those taking part in the Remembrance Sunday event were able to take note of the fallen from the village whose names are remembered on the memorial.
Barrett, William
Bowd, Rowland
A simple but moving ceremony was held at Turves on Remembrance Sunday to commemorate the fallen from the Fenland village during the Great War. Nine left for the war - none were to return. Picture: TURVES RESIDENT (Image: Archant)
Convine, Sidney
Hill, Alfred
Hill, Arthur
Martin, Edward J
A simple but moving ceremony was held at Turves on Remembrance Sunday to commemorate the fallen from the Fenland village during the Great War. Nine left for the war - none were to return. Picture: TURVES RESIDENT (Image: Archant)
Savage, John Ed
Taylor, Edward
Wootton, Arthur
Their names are also on the war memorial a short distance away at Coates.
A simple but moving ceremony was held at Turves on Remembrance Sunday to commemorate the fallen from the Fenland village during the Great War. Nine left for the war - none were to return. Picture: TURVES RESIDENT (Image: Archant)
A simple but moving ceremony was held at Turves on Remembrance Sunday to commemorate the fallen from the Fenland village during the Great War. Nine left for the war - none were to return. Picture: TURVES RESIDENT (Image: Archant)
A simple but moving ceremony was held at Turves on Remembrance Sunday to commemorate the fallen from the Fenland village during the Great War. Nine left for the war - none were to return. Picture: TURVES RESIDENT (Image: Archant)
A simple but moving ceremony was held at Turves on Remembrance Sunday to commemorate the fallen from the Fenland village during the Great War. Nine left for the war - none were to return. Picture: TURVES RESIDENT (Image: Archant)
A simple but moving ceremony was held at Turves on Remembrance Sunday to commemorate the fallen from the Fenland village during the Great War. Nine left for the war - none were to return. Picture: TURVES RESIDENT (Image: Archant)
A simple but moving ceremony was held at Turves on Remembrance Sunday to commemorate the fallen from the Fenland village during the Great War. Nine left for the war - none were to return. Picture: TURVES RESIDENT (Image: Archant)
A simple but moving ceremony was held at Turves on Remembrance Sunday to commemorate the fallen from the Fenland village during the Great War. Nine left for the war - none were to return. Picture: TURVES RESIDENT (Image: Archant)
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