Before he died, my father told me that no-one from our family had ever visited the grave of his Uncle George Brawn, who was killed in The Great War in 1918. He asked me to go if I ever had the opportunity ... I agreed I would.

I finally made the journey in the summer of 2011 on a trip to Belgium. I visited the town of Ypres, various battlefield sites & war memorials before travelling South to Mont Huon Military Cemetery at Le Treport in Northern France where my Great Uncle's grave is located.

My own Grandfather took part in the conflict, but in common with many of the survivors he didn't speak about his experiences beyond a few isolated details, so to go there and stand where they fought was a very moving experience. The endless rows of neat white headstones and countless names of the fallen provide a stark reminder to successive generations of the terrible personal cost of War.

This song is my tribute ... if you have any questions then please ask.

Donations are welcome (Whatever you can afford) Proceeds will go to The War Memorials Trust, working for the protection and conservation of war memorials in the UK www.warmemorials.org

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission do a terrific job in maintaining the cemeteries www.cwgc.org.

Thanks to Phil Senior & Jamie Singleton for their suggestions & musical input ...