2015 marks the Centenary of the ill fated allied invasion of Gallipoli in which almost 600,000 Allies and Turkish soldiers were killed. Included in the British Forces were the men who formed 1/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. These men were drawn mainly from Bury, Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale, Todmorden and what is today Greater Manchester. It is to the memory of the men of both sides and the recognition of their sacrifice this blog and the Reading The Century events have been facilitated by the Rochdale Co-operative Members Volunteer Group.
Local Area Roll of Honour

A Refrain For Hope and Reason

I am the moon, I am the sun
Chasing liquid shadows on the run;
I am the wind ruffling autumn leaves
The whispering voice on the gentle breeze.

I am the skies, I am the clouds
Concealing the depth a feeling enshrouds;
I am the promise in a labyrinth of dreams
The whispering voice on the gentle breeze.

I am the valleys, I am the mountains;
Sheltering the dance of eternal fountains;
I am the water in oceans and seas
The whispering voice on the gentle breeze.

I am the song serenading your ears
Whose words fall, as silent, as unheard tears;
I am a forest of evergreen trees
The desolate voice on the timeless breeze.

© Aftab Ahmed 2003
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