The hon. Gentleman is giving an extraordinarily powerful tribute. Will he take into account the sacrifices in communities in Cheltenham, where, for example, in one street, Queen Street, of the 31 men who went to fight, a full 21 were killed—in one street alone? Does that not give an idea of the sense of the sacrifice and the extent to which communities were truly hollowed out by this ghastly episode?
Centenary of the Armistice
Proceeding contribution from
Alex Chalk
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 6 November 2018.
It occurred during Debate on Centenary of the Armistice.
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