To a missing soldier of the great war. Your name appears alongside that of my paternal grandfather John Elson Carpenter on the Pozieres memorial. He served with the Somerset Light Infantry and lost his life on 23/03/1918 at St. Quentin. He is also one of the missing. You may have known him. You nobly gave your life so that future generations could live theirs. I can only imagine what life was like in the trenches for you. Horrific probably doesn't come close. We owe you a great debt of gratitude which we will never be able to repay. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE! "At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them."

Barry Carpenter