John Lloyd D.Lovat d.11/11/1918

[Crunwere]

How lovely RedMystic - this story is just growing and growing!  Will follow the story's of the other burials with interest.

Update - after the National Post article we have been contacted by someone who submits articles to Ninnau - a newspaper for Welsh ex-pats in North America - we never knew such a thing existed - so the story of John Lloyd may be continuing!

[RedMystic]

How wonderful! 

Were you able to share others the article at the recent Remembrance Day ceremony as you'd hoped?

[Crunwere]

Oh yes - we had frantic activity on the Saturday night - my friend notifying John Lloyd's grandson who is in his 80s.  I think the family was very touched - especially as the news came just in time for our Remembrance day.

The link to the National Post went round everyone and it was a super article.  We put it our our village website, Remembrance blog and Facebook pages!  It was really nice to have some uplifting news for Remembrance Sunday which is usually very sombre.

For last Remembrance Sunday we had a certificate printed as John Lloyd was recognised by CWGC back in June 2012. 
This year we had news of him having a headstone and probably by next year we will have a picture - what a great outcome and proof of what can be done when we all combine forces.

Just chatting to one of his relatives now and we were saying that if that one word 'LOVET' had not been on his gravestone in Wales me might never have found any of this out.

[Crunwere]

Redmystic - any more news on when the John Lloyd headstone will be placed at Lovett?

[RedMystic]

Good morning. I checked about 8 weeks ago & there was no firm date at that time. I'll see if anything has changed & let you know what I find.

[Crunwere]

Thanks - no rush. 

I was just putting together some stuff for our WW1 people and wondered if there was any news, thats all.
Cheers

[RedMystic]

Hi Crunware and others watching this thread. I have a news update - FINALLY.

The military headstone for John Lloyd is arriving in Red Deer this week. It will be moved to Lovett & put in place in the cemetery later this month (no specific date as yet - let's hope they don't get another big snow dump). Admittedly, John Lloyd's exact burial place in the Lovett cemetery is unknown (there are only 14 of more than 75 burials that are identifiable), but the recognition will be made in accordance with Commonwealth War Graves standards.

I'm unable to travel back to Alberta to be part of this, but my friend, Johnnie, will attend to document the event & take pictures.

Once the headstone is in place, I'll add a photo of it to the FaG site that I've built for the Lovett Cemetery.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2519806

It's hard to believe all of this began in July 2011. I'm glad there will be closure before Remembrance Day 2014.

[Crunwere]

Wow - super news - thanks for keeping us posted RedMystic.

Had seen a few pictures earlier from your friend of the clear-up taking place at Lovett but at the time no news on the headstone.

Yes great if its all in place for Remembrance Day.

[RedMystic]

A bit more news. I've just had a confirmation that John Lloyd's headstone installment in Lovett will occur on Oct. 18, 2014.