Saturday 15th there was a small service held at the Cenotaph in Swindon Town Centre to commemorate VJ Day or the ending of the war in Asia 70 years ago.
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Royal Wootton Bassett Field of Remembrance Opening Ceremony
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- Emma Hickman and daughter
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- Field of crosses
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- Steve of the RBL
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- Lt Col S O’Herlihy MBE RM
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- Emma Hickman and daughter
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- Emma Hickman and daughter
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- Legion Rider
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- Lt Col S O’Herlihy MBE RM
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- Wounded Veteran
Crowds gathered in the pouring rain to remember the brave servicemen and women who fought and died in the Afghanistan conflict at a service at The Royal British Legion’s Field of Remembrance at Royal Wootton Bassett today.
Some 46,000 crosses have been planted within the walled garden in Lydiard Park in Remembrance to the 446 Service people that have been killed since the start of the conflict in 2001. A number of civic dignitaries, guests, members of the Armed Forces and school children planted crosses during the service.
For me the most poignant of all was young Emma Hickman and her baby daughter. Emma was the fiancee of Private Daniel Wade who was killed in Afghanistan in 2012.
The Swindon Photojournalist 