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On July 20th, a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum was re-dedicated to these Birmingham postal service workers in a ceremonial occasion.<\/p>\n
Their sacrifice in the global conflict was recognised at the ceremony, with Reverend Tony Wood leading a service and Royal Mail representatives and the men's descendants in attendance.<\/p>\n
"We’re pleased we’ve been able to rededicate this memorial to the seven postmen who served their King and country during the First World War," said Royal Mail's Peter Armitage MBE.<\/p>\n
"It is a fitting tribute to the men to have the memorial displayed at the National Memorial Arboretum – the home of remembrance in the UK."<\/p>\n
The memorial was found in a Birmingham building being demolished. Birmingham History Forum member Linda Harrington found out about the memorial stone and she and Royal Mail worked together to arrange for it to be rededicated.<\/p>\n
"It’s a wonderful dedication to the seven postmen who fought in the war and it’s great that they are being recognised in this way," she has said.<\/p>\n
Royal Mail has explained that, in the War, the General Post Office released 75,000 staff to serve, 12,000 of whom were part of the Post Office Rifles regiment.<\/p>\n
Royal Mail has the role of custodian for some 250 war memorials linked to the First World War.<\/p>\n
The seven servicemen who were honoured in the recent ceremony were Albert Edward Sharp, Alexander Leadbeater, Alfred Edwin Meredith, Charles Bull, Cornelius Ernest Neal, Frank Concannon and Henry James Holmes.<\/p>\n
Royal Mail's World War One commemorations include a five year series of Special Stamps – the first of which was released late last month – and events at its war memorials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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