On This Day 2019 by lifeat60degrees

On This Day 2019

The Lunna Kirk on the east side of Shetland north of Lerwick. The wooden crosses mark the graves of two Norwegian sailors killed during WW2 when their ship was torpedoed in 1940.
Nice shot
October 1st, 2020  
What a lovely image of this beautiful church and graveyard in the sunshine. My grandfather was killed offshore Shetland in 1942 when the Ff Sourabaya was torpedoed. His body was never found and seemingly my granny spent years hoping and believing that one day he'd walk back in through their Sullom croft door. He never did. He therefore has no grave, but his name is on the Lerwick War Memorial. War is a terrible thing.
October 1st, 2020  
Beautiful shot of a great piece of history
October 1st, 2020  
@jamibann When you see the memorials for seamen around the Isles it makes you wonder what normal life was like all these years ago let alone adding the war factor into the equation.
October 1st, 2020  
Great capture
October 1st, 2020  
Very nice image. One does indeed wonder about life pre-war.
October 1st, 2020  
@lifeat60degrees Oh yes - it was undoubtedly a hard life. My granny was still carrying water from a fairly distant well in the 60's.
October 2nd, 2020  
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