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Blythe-a-Day 2019 June 2 Shadow
Sharing the shadow.
This is a statue of JH "Jack" Cock who fought in WWI. He was from Nelson in New Zealand, and survived the Gallipoli landing only to be injured (and invalided home) a few days later. Then he returned to Egypt and went to the Western Front where he was injured again. This time he was not allowed to return to the army, so he joined the airforce, where he was killed in flight. For a long time his name was not commemorated in the main Nelson memorial areas, and in the past few years this has been rectified and he now stands overlooking the returned servicemen and servicewomen graves.
Blythe wanted to visit him this April for ANZAC Day (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps). Blythe's Mum (me!) often walks around the cemetery in Summer and says "hi" to Jack. This particular day, Blythe wanted to give Jack a hug and to thank him for his service and all he did. Blythe's Mum found it hard to photograph Blythe and Jack due to the shadows from the sunlight. In the end, it seemed fitting that Blythe would share the shadows with Jack.
Blythe-a-Day 2019 June 2 Shadow
Sharing the shadow.
This is a statue of JH "Jack" Cock who fought in WWI. He was from Nelson in New Zealand, and survived the Gallipoli landing only to be injured (and invalided home) a few days later. Then he returned to Egypt and went to the Western Front where he was injured again. This time he was not allowed to return to the army, so he joined the airforce, where he was killed in flight. For a long time his name was not commemorated in the main Nelson memorial areas, and in the past few years this has been rectified and he now stands overlooking the returned servicemen and servicewomen graves.
Blythe wanted to visit him this April for ANZAC Day (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps). Blythe's Mum (me!) often walks around the cemetery in Summer and says "hi" to Jack. This particular day, Blythe wanted to give Jack a hug and to thank him for his service and all he did. Blythe's Mum found it hard to photograph Blythe and Jack due to the shadows from the sunlight. In the end, it seemed fitting that Blythe would share the shadows with Jack.