tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513944425429620456.post8103855532611219084..comments2023-12-09T08:43:08.028+00:00Comments on Travels with Ian and Sue: Dusseldorf Trip 2012 – The way homeIan and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03067754762002556582noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513944425429620456.post-91078851959749165232015-10-27T11:09:29.564+00:002015-10-27T11:09:29.564+00:00Wendy
Thank you for your comment, and taking the ...Wendy<br /><br />Thank you for your comment, and taking the time to let us know the story behind it. Quite extraordinary how people can be linked together by the internet… (it still is to me anyhow).<br /><br />Lovely to see that the memorial now has the pictures of the crew that it sadly lacked before – it is even more arresting and thought provoking to gaze into the faces of men who have given their lives so selflessly.<br /><br />Ian and Sue<br />Ian and Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067754762002556582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513944425429620456.post-43898211515239845612015-10-26T23:48:24.503+00:002015-10-26T23:48:24.503+00:00Hello Ian and Sue
We found your website by chance...Hello Ian and Sue<br /><br />We found your website by chance today and I wanted to say thank you for including the photo and background information about the memorial at Xanten. The RAF pilot, Keith Holmes, was my brother and I only found out about this memorial a couple of years ago. My husband, Dave, and I, along with Pat and Lorna, two sisters of Chris King (Keith's navigator), were in Xanten in early September this year to unveil this new memorial which now shows photos of the boys. We also met the gentleman who was responsible for the creation of the memorial, Ludger Rodermond, who was a six year old pupil at village school on the day of the accident. We also met other villagers who remembered that day and they were all extremely kind to us. <br /><br />Dave and I were in the middle of a bike tour through Europe and Xanten was the main focus of our trip. If you are interested, you can find our journal on www.crazyguyonabike.com under the name "Spare Tires head for England and Europe".<br /><br />I will forward the link to your blog to Ludger, Pat and Lorna, as I know they will be pleased to see the memorial has already aroused interest in others. <br /><br />Thanks again.<br /><br />Wendy Holmes<br />BC, CanadaWendy & Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753189834542789090noreply@blogger.com