Selby is a market town in North Yorkshire about 22k south of York on the River Ouse. On Remembrance Day (11th November), local school children place a poppy cross on each of the war graves. Most Commonwealth War Graves are aircrew, and of course some are RAAF.
We know this because one of our members, Bryan Wilcockson, a resident of Selby, regularly corresponds with us, and this year he has sent us photographs of the Remembrance Day service in his town.
Just as our Odd Bods shared a unified determination with UK service personnel to protect our freedom during WW2, it is gratifying to note that the “remembering” is also shared by today’s communities on both sides of the globe - Lest we forget.
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