Anniversaries come and go and how long do we remember any particular date? The memory of the very first Armistice Day has come and gone but we are most likely to be still thinking of the very recent 60th anniversaries of VE and VJ Days.

When we see film of the people who were part of the Second World War – they are old! ...So how many family and friends took part in or have family memories of the terrible carnage of the 1914-18 war. But better late than never, the task of individuals compiling memories is now underway across the country.

A little known fact is that there are now only about nine veterans from this war still alive today. In way of tribute, the Edinburgh Silver Surfers are recording their own memories. A really poignant family ‘souvenir’ from 1916 is a few pages torn from a notebook and written in pencil...

Click here or on the poppy image to view the tribute