AS we approach this year's Remembrance Sunday, the people of Featherstone have much to be proud of in the recently completed war memorial that honours the brave men of Featherstone and its neighbouring villages who were killed in the First and Second World Wards and other military conflicts.
The people of Featherstone must also be proud of those individuals and groups responsible lfor seeing this great wall of remembrance become a permanent fixture on its main street.
One man in particular deserves special recognition. Tony Lumb has spe
nt more than 25 years researching, visiting and photographing the war graves and memorials of those servicemen and women who left their local towns and villages only to die on many foreign battlefronts.
Tony, at his own expense, has made numerous pilgrimages to a great many Commonwealth war cemeteries in Europe, seeking out the last resting places of such local heroes.
His endeavours have resulted in a great mass of recorded detail on each individual's sacrifice. This information enabled the creation of a book of remembrance for a local church and, more recently, Tony's research was printed in a 340-page book called "A roll of honour for Featherstone and district."
Tony Lumb played a major role in the conception, presentation and eventual completion of what is a wonderful memorial and if ever the efforts of those responsible for its creation are recognised or honoured, then Tony Lumb deserves his place in the front line.
ALAN TOWN
Beech Crescent
Townville
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