Letter to an Unknown Soldier – WW1 Memorial

Letters & Diaries

Dear Sir,

As you read this you may be wondering whether or not it was all worth it. Well, to be honest, yes and no.

One hundred years on there is still war in this world- greedy people fighting over land, resources and money, and bullying in the form of opinions and beliefs being forced on generally peace loving nations.

Although the front lines are no longer on our doorstep as they were in your day, they are still within arm’s reach in the form of terrorism and in the name of belief, be it political or religious. Neighbours within the same community don’t always trust each other. But we still have the same resolve you had in your time: the attitude of not giving in. The ‘stiff upper lip’ prevails and we still go on buses, trains and planes. We make slight changes and carry on.

On a global…

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