Charity
This appeal is for donations to erect a memorial to commemorate the eleven British soldiers and the French citizen executed by the Germans in Guise, on 25th February 1915, as well as the village who sheltered them. The site of the memorial is to be in the village of Iron, Aisne, where the soldiers were concealed from the Germans for about 5 months until their discovery and execution. It’s a story full of daring, intrigue and tragedy. Briefly, in the first few weeks of the WW1 campaign, the soldiers became separated from their regiments in the retreat from Mons and became trapped behind enemy lines. They lived rough in the forests until they were bravely taken in by the villagers of Iron. The were kept hidden in the village before being betrayed to the Germans. The soldiers and one of their principal carers were executed by firing squad in the Chateau at Guise.
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Iron Memorial, Le Havre to Guise, Bike Ride
Hi, thanks for visiting our page. Through Virgin Money Giving, you can sponsor us and donations will be quickly processed and passed to the Iron Memorial Fund. Donations will be used erect a memorial to commemorate the eleven British soldiers and the French citizen executed by the Germans in Guise, on 25th February 1915, as well as the village who sheltered them. See www.ironmemorial.org for the full, fascinating story.
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Recent donors
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Thomas Wislocki £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 24.07.11 Keep up the good work Hedley Tom (towisuk..forum) |
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Pat and George £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 13.06.11 Well done |
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Neil Maidment £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 23.05.11 Donation is inclusive of vaseline allowance! Well done guys. |
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Edward £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 19.05.11 I knew you'd make it (eventually) |
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Mum and Dad £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 19.05.11 Well done, especially at your age! |
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Jan and Nick £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 19.05.11 Well Done! |
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Terry Boyle £30.00 19.05.11 Well done from all at Busted Networks Limited. |
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Peter & Sylvia £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 18.05.11 Well done for getting to the end |
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Sarah £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 10.05.11 Bonne Chance David! |
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neil arrowsmith £30.00 09.05.11 i want to know who took the sprint finish between you and Jimmy to the finish line??? congrats both of you... ps ive given you a tenner more than Jimmy to round you up to the 1k mark (dont tell the boy!!) |
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Ian and Dianna £10.00 09.05.11 A worthy cause, indeed |
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David Martin £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 09.05.11 Well done, a good cause. |
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Anonymous £20.00 09.05.11 |
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Rob Hollemans £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 06.05.11 Hope you enjoyed your bike ride. Just to round off the total ;o) |
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Eleanor £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 04.05.11 All the best David! |
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Pat Cejas £20.00 04.05.11 Good luck David! Tara, Pancho, Kina, Danny, and I will be cheering you and wishing you the best. Pat Cejas |
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Trahern £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 02.05.11 Good luck out there! |
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Peter Kahl £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 28.04.11 Good luck, but don't mention the war! |
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Tom O'Leary £10.00 28.04.11 All the best! |
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Sabine Mepstead £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 28.04.11 This despite the fact that my Great-Grandad fought for the Germans ... ;-) |
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Kris Jeffrey £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 28.04.11 good luck David - should be easy!!!! |
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Matt Stewart £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 28.04.11 Good luck David. Hope it's not too painful! |
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Jane M £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 28.04.11 Good luck! |
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Gwen £5.00 24.04.11 Good luck from Jan's Aqua chum. |
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Rie £10.00 24.04.11 GO Iron man go! |
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Clive and Liz £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 24.04.11 Good luck and hope the body holds out |
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Den & Anne £20.00 22.04.11 Be thinking of you bruv and all that pedalling!! Hope all goes well for the rest of the team. Look forward to seeing you on your return. Love Den & Anne |
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D&C £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 21.04.11 Wilfred Owen was right, that 'Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori' is a lie - all the more reason why we need to keep memories of WWI alive. Good luck! |
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Keith and Jill £25.00 20.04.11 Best of luck mate |
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Mel Fraser £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 19.04.11 |
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Hedgehog £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 19.04.11 Respect! Good luck, "Hedgehog" |
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O £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 18.04.11 Great idea, best of luck, will be thinking of you, love, Olga |
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Peter Frederick Racher £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 18.04.11 My granddad Fred was also in the "Great War". Gassed in 1917 sent home to recuperate, then he was killed on the Somme on the 3rd day of the German Spring Offensive. Good luck with the bike ride! |
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Ikuko £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 18.04.11 Good luck and all the best! |
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David Sheridan £50.00 18.04.11 Good luck, David, it's a worthy cause. |
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Nigel and Muriel Page-Jones £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 17.04.11 Good luck with the project. |
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Bob and Pam £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 15.04.11 Bon chance mes amis |
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Janet and Peter £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 15.04.11 Hope it is as flat as you think, that Roger's saddle is comfortable and do go easy with the Deep Heat on tender parts. Mind if you didn't you would probably pedal faster..Great ..... of fire!!! |
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Phil and Bet £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 15.04.11 Good luck Arrysmith, hope ROGER does cause too much boffer!!!!!!!! |
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Anonymous £50.00 20.03.11 Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on.... |
