I do not know you Private Inkpen but I know your name from a certificate that I received with a Somme Poppy pin and the first thing that I notice was that you died on the same day that my Grandfather was shot at the Somme. If it were not for the buttons of his tunic, the bullet would have entered his chest rather than just grazing him, albeit quite badly. 

I thank you doubly for your service & sacrifice as events of that day could have ended very differently indeed.

May you rest in eternal peace and know that we will never forget you or your pals and how much you gave so that we could live.

May you 

Jaki Beaton