Keith Bugden

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

@Mr_Andrew_Fox I couldn’t agree more with your sentiments. I am concerned, however, that @CWGC have a policy to allow inscriptions to fade away when worn. I raised this example with them and they replied that because the name was legible, they would take no action to address the inscription…

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

This is an image from @I_W_M of British Commandos on a landing craft approaching Sword Beach on D-Day, 6th June 1944. 82 years ago today.
War is a horrific thing; these men left their loved ones to enter its hellish cauldron. Some never returned. We remember their immense bravery and sacrifices to defeat fascism so that they should never be necessary again.

[Neil York @johncopse]

Advice for early battlefield visitors to the Western Front. Be careful or your accommodation may be an old dugout! The Daily News, 28th June 1919. #WW1 #Somme #Ypres

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

@Blanch6144 Thank you for posting. Where is this from please?

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

Sadly, it would seem that @CWGC are not interested in preserving epitaphs on headstones. These are an important part of the grave, carefully considered (and paid for) by grieving relatives.
Please explain further @CWGC.

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

@wes366522359 @CWGC 100%

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

@wes366522359 @CWGC I would like @CWGC to state their ‘official’ position on epitaphs. Are they important and therefore to be preserved or are they irrelevant and can be left to wear away? A reasonable question, surely?

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

Salcombe (Bonfire Hill) Cemetery. Row of headstones in beautifully maintained border. Thanks to whoever is responsible.
Headstones have now, sadly, worn badly and epitaphs impossible to read. Reported to @CWGC to inspect.

[PRH191418 @QMGS191418]

Lochnagar Crater, Somme

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

@QMGS191418 So good to see this! @laGrandeMine

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

Positive action and great communication from @CWGC. Thank you.
Private R White. Not forgotten.
@ww1cemeteries

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

@SommePhantom We could ask @CWGC to explain, but sadly they no longer engage or respond to reasonable questions posed on social media.

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

@TerryWhenham @CWGC That’s what is all about…

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

Not forgotten…

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

@N323339N @fossemidge Wouldn’t it be helpful if @CWGC could provide an honest update on the progress of cleaning of headstones across cemeteries. Some sites are clearly very much improved, yet others remain in a poor state. Can we be told why @CWGC please?

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

@Blanch6144 Some time ago now I commissioned some research into a man who is buried here and whose Victory medal I currently care for. This page was included in the research report.

[Keith Bugden @keithbugden]

@Ianlyall9 @MG_1962_73 @CWGC “Full transparency” @CWGC ? Can you please provide an explanation. This is clearly not acceptable. @JSinghSohal