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This item was submitted by Anne Draper

With the centenary of the Armistice approaching I asked myself what WW1 meant to me personally. The numbers of men killed and wounded were too much to get my head around. Each time I went into St James Church in Audlem I passed the War Memorial with the list of those men who had died in WW1 but they were just names. It was then I decided to do some research to try to bring these men back to life, to see them as sons, brothers, and fathers, just ordinary people. In all I researched 41 men, including some not on the Memorial but who are buried in the cemetery with War Grave headstones plus two brothers who were born in Audlem but not remembered there. The display in St James Church was held over Armistice weekend 2018. Out of this display came the book ‘Audlem remembers’ which also covers men from Hankelow and Buerton with photos of those memorial scrolls and monuments as well. The book also includes poems written by Year 5, Ruby Class from St James School Audlem, they were so well written and so integral to the display that they had to be included

The cost of the book is £12.95 and it is available from Audlem Mill Shop. ALL the profits go to the repair fund for St James Church so I hope you will support the fund raising and enjoy the book.

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