‘Staffords had an even greater feat’
I WOULD not disagree with Jonathan Gullis, MP for Stoke-on-trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke, on his need to recognise our servicemen and women (Sentinel, November 14).
As Mayor of Leek, I attended two major acts of remembrance this year.
One was at the main war memorial in Leek and the other at Ball Haye, which celebrated its 100th anniversary. The Ball Haye memorial came from voluntary contributions from the mill workers of Leek.
It is unique because it also includes the names of the men who returned after their duty was completed.
Mr Gullis, or his researcher, missed an even greater feat of arms for the North Staffordshire Regiment than the inconclusive engagement at Neuve Chapelle in 1915.
That was the storming of the Hindenburg Line on September 29, 1918 which played a significant part in ending the fighting on the Western Front.