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'A wrong has been righted' - Watch as nephew of missing WW1 soldier reacts as uncle eventually takes rightful place on memorial
Sunderland Echo
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09/10/2024
Colin John Clark, the great-great nephew of WW1 hero Charles Rathbone, speaks about his uncle's century long omission from South Hylton War Memorial and what it means to see his name finally listed alongside his fallen comrades.
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Okay, Charlie and Will Rathbun are both your great great uncles, now I know you're aware
00:18
that Will's name was on the war memorial, but were you actually aware that Charlie's
00:23
wasn't?
00:24
I was, I noticed his name wasn't there, but I never thought any more about it, I just
00:31
assumed his name would have been recorded somewhere else, so it never crossed my mind
00:38
that it was a mistake.
00:41
And do you know a little bit about how both the brothers actually lost their lives in
00:45
the conflict?
00:46
Yes, they both died, one was listed as missing initially, but they both died on the first
00:53
day of the Battle of the Somme, that was the 1st of July 1916.
00:58
So basically it was reading the article that you first discovered that there was an issue
01:03
and that Charlie's name had been returned to the war memorial, is that how you discovered
01:06
it?
01:07
That's right, yes, I was looking online, I think probably at football, and I noticed,
01:12
flicking through I noticed this article about the war memorial, and I recognised the name,
01:20
and I read into it and I realised it was one of my relatives.
01:26
Have you any idea why Charlie's name was missing in the first place?
01:28
None at all, I've got no idea at all.
01:32
And how does it make you feel now knowing that Charlie's name is on the war memorial
01:35
with his brother?
01:36
A wrong's been righted, I'm really pleased that he's there, they're both my relatives
01:42
and the name should be there, they should be remembered, it's very important.
01:47
And how important do we do remember the sacrifices made by people like Charlie and Will?
01:51
It's very important to remember what these people did for us, they sacrificed themselves
01:58
so that we could live the way we do now, things would be a lot worse I would believe, if they
02:06
hadn't done what they did, very brave men.
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