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3 March 1918. Percy Harmer. Age 19. 11th Btn South Downs, Royal Sussex Regiment
« on: Thursday 31 July 14 17:13 BST (UK) »
Percy Harmer (my great great uncle) was the 4th son of James and Lorraine Harmer of Dallington in Sussex. Born 1899.

He is commemorated on the Town Hall memorial in Eastbourne, Sussex.

The Sussex Express (Friday 15 March 1918) reported a letter was sent to his mother and the Padre wrote 'Your boy was bright and oh so brave, and died like a brave and gallant gentleman.'

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Re: 3 March 1918. Percy Harmer. Age 19. 11th Btn South Downs, Royal Sussex Regiment
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 31 July 14 17:29 BST (UK) »
In Flanders Fields
John McCrae
 In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place, and in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead; short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe!
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high!
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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