The Two Infantrymen Of Brussels…
They stand resolute. Arms folded like stubborn friends
Who have suffered a disagreement. Sullen, miserable.
They could be soccer players lining up for a team photograph,
Wanting to convey solidarity and a considerable
Meanness.
They stand together. Eyes closed to remember slain friends.
Rifles reversed out of respect and to mourn their considerable
Losses. They are joined too in a lasting epitaph
For the injured, the missing, the maimed and the unenviable
Stress.
The Belgian infantryman carries a flask and a trenching tool,
Surely symbols of his countryfolk’s generous support
Given to British prisoners and the injured from the dreadful conflict,
Which was so valiantly offered to those who courageously fought…
Pete Ray
21st August 2025…
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| BRITISH SOLDIER, LEFT & BELGIAN SOLDIER, RIGHT... |
Interesting Word War One memorial in Brussels.
The British Imperial War Graves Commission wanted and then commissioned the memorial to thank the Belgian people for their kindness to British prisoners of war…
The two, rather faded side reliefs show poor Belgian folks assisting injured British soldiers…
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