PEOPLE OF EDINBURGH URGED TO BRING FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

·         The ‘Bring Tommy Home for Christmas’ Campaign to commemorate 18,355 British and Commonwealth soldiers who died after the end of  the first World War between Armistice and New Year’s Eve 1918 brought to Edinburgh

·         New figures from Commonwealth War Graves Commission show 70 soldiers from Edinburgh never made it home for Christmas after the Armistice

·         Follows campaign launch at Heart of Midlothian F.C. in February and Tommy projection on Edinburgh Castle in November this year

·         John Lewis & Partners supports charity There But Not There to commemorate local soldiers

·         There But Not There has raised more than £4.5m to commemorate the fallen and support today’s veterans

Residents across Edinburgh have been urged to back a new campaign which aims to commemorate the 18,355 British and Commonwealth soldiers who never made it back to their families for Christmas in 1918. Continue reading PEOPLE OF EDINBURGH URGED TO BRING FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS