{"id":20812,"date":"2017-10-31T19:28:35","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T19:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=20812"},"modified":"2017-10-31T19:28:35","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T19:28:35","slug":"silent-soldier-initiative-march-barry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/10\/31\/silent-soldier-initiative-march-barry\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent Soldier initiative on the march in Barry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A SECOND Silent Soldier memorial has been placed at Barry Cemetery this week as the town council prepares for Remembrance Day.<br \/>\nWith 34 First World War graves the council felt the Merthyr Dyfan site was an apt location for the life-size &#8220;Tommy&#8221; silhouette.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20852\" style=\"width: 284px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20852\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-284x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-969x1024.jpg 969w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-770x814.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-1454x1536.jpg 1454w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-1938x2048.jpg 1938w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-500x528.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-293x310.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-1400x1479.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20852\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-284x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-969x1024.jpg 969w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-770x814.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-1454x1536.jpg 1454w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-1938x2048.jpg 1938w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-500x528.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-293x310.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Silent-Soldier-1400x1479.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/noscript> The silhouette of the Silent Soldier stands guard at the entrance.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&#8220;It just makes you think about the sacrifices those lads made,&#8221; said passer-by David Williams.<br \/>\nThe youngest combatant buried in Barry was 17-year-old infantryman L.B. Lintern.<br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;m slightly lost for words,&#8221; said visitor Mavis Everett.\u00a0&#8220;People should come to see this silhouette and understand the history behind it.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe Silent Soldier initiative is part of the Royal British Legion&#8217;s campaign to commemorate the end of the First World War, focusing on the theme of &#8220;coming home&#8221;.<br \/>\nIt and the council are inviting Barry businesses and individuals to sponsor the erection of more silhouettes. The first, sponsored by Vale Mayor Coun Janice Charles, was unveiled outside the Civic Offices on Holton Road and will remain there until the centenary of the end of the war next November.<br \/>\nMayoress Shirley Hodges supports the initiative.<br \/>\n&#8220;As the 100-year anniversary of the end of the First World War approaches, it&#8217;s important to remember the people who died and suffered,&#8221; said Coun Hodges.<br \/>\nThe council plans to erect a third statue outside the Memorial Hall theatre on Gladstone Road.<br \/>\n<em>More information about the Silent Soldier campaign can be found <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishlegion.org.uk\/\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em>For information about where the silhouettes can be installed, call the Parks team on 01446 709 371.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SECOND Silent Soldier memorial has been placed at Barry Cemetery this week as the town council prepares for Remembrance Day. With 34 First World War graves the council felt the Merthyr Dyfan site was an apt location for the life-size &#8220;Tommy&#8221; silhouette. &#8220;It just makes you think about the sacrifices those lads made,&#8221; said passer-by David Williams. The youngest combatant buried in Barry was 17-year-old infantryman L.B. 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