Local MP Sheryll Murray has praised the work undertaken for the World War One display in Stuart House, Liskeard’s Lost Generation, as “a fitting tribute to those who gave so much during the war”.
Sheryll explained, “The display which has been put together by Tony Ball and his team of volunteers is a fitting tribute to Liskeard’s “Lost Generation” and all of the display’s feature Liskeard and the immediate surrounding area. The Team told me that much of the research into the background of the displays has taken them about 7 years.
“Many of the stories are of the lives, now lost, of those who had fought in the first world war. Stories like Leading Stocker Charles Grainger who, at aged 21, was one of the first to lose his life in the war. On the 6th August 1914 the HMS Amphion hit a German mine in the North sea and 131 lives were lost. He was born and educated in Dobwalls and was described as a cheerful lad, popular with all that knew him. At the time of the explosion he was asleep in his bunk at the front of the ship which bore the brunt of the explosion. His father, a Naval reservist, heard of his sons loss. The crew which survived said of Charles, ‘A happier ship’s company could not be found’. They continued and said that as young Granger’s watch went off duty the men were singing ‘Rule Britannia’. Sadly if he had been on duty his life could well have been spared.
“This was just one of the many interesting local stories to be found at the exhibition.”
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Contact: Sheryll Murray MP 01579 344428
Pictured: Sheryll visits the exhibition in Stuart House.