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This is a new version of the
Benson War Memorial and Graves Book of Remembrance
first published in 1995 for the 50th anniversary of the end of
World War II.
Edited by the late William Burtt (husband of Janet Burtt,
co-author of our Benson - A Century of
Change) and researched by Alastair Jack,
the book is a tribute to the fallen of both World Wars and gives
us a
deeply moving insight into the individual stories behind the names
carved in stone on the War Memorial and on the thirty-three War Graves
in the extension to Benson churchyard.
In his
Introduction, the Right Honourable Michael Heseltine MP writes,
"With it comes an even greater sense of loss. We speak of the
waste of war, the pity of war. These pages are a reminder of
that waste, that pity."
Arranged chronologically,
it
succinctly explains the circumstances of each death. This new
edition has been reset with some additional material and an
alphabetical index to names, and has an attractive
full-colour laminated cover.
Full
Name Index
Published on behalf of
The Bensington Society. |