Shoreham & Lullingstone Park Walk (& the 110th anniversary of the "shot at dawn" youngster)

 

Today Gill and I drove down to Shoreham in Kent for a 7 mile Ordinance Survey Pathfinder circular walk starting in Shoreham. This was a lovely walk (there is also a railway station in Shoreham), with plenty of up and down rolling countryside but nothing too strenuous.  There is some road noise but nothing that excessive but lots of excellent views and lush countryside. 

I will post and link further photos and comments on Facebook

We had a excellent early lunch/breakfast in the village and I had a pint of IPA at end. 

We have been coming to Shoreham for many years and I am disappointed that it appears that the long and complicated issue regarding, whether or not to record the name of teenager and local resident, Private Thomas Highgate, on the local War memorial, has not been resolved. 

Thomas was "shot at dawn" by a British Army execution squad for desertion on 8 September 1914 (the 110th anniversary tomorrow). He (and others) were given a pardon by the UK Government in 2006.

I have posted in 2014 John's Labour blog: Private Thomas Highgate - the First to be Shot at Dawn (johnslabourblog.org)

and 2020 John's Labour blog: Private Thomas Highgate - the First to be Shot at Dawn (2020 update) (johnslabourblog.org)

about the controversy in the village about whether or not he should be named in the local war memorial. It would appear today that he is still not mentioned.