These are a few of the names I think of on the 11th of November.
William Thomas Bowden
1893–1939
BIRTH JAN 1893 • Lynton, Devon, England
DEATH NOV 1939 • Serving on HMS Cilica transferred to GOSPORT naval Hospital HAMPSHIRE
My Grandfather who I never got to Know.
Charles Pugsley
1920–1974
BIRTH 9 JAN 1920 • Kidderminster, Worcestershire
DEATH 1 JUL 1974 • Honicknowle Plymouth
My stepfather who although he lived to 1974 carried the scars of the horrific wounds, he received in WWII including the loss of his right leg these wounds directly contributed to his eventual demise and are why my mother became a war widow like her mother before her.
John George Green Great Uncle
1884–1917
BIRTH JANUARY 1884 • Northd, Heaton Newcastle
DEATH 8 OCTOBER 1917 • FRANCE / BELGIUM
Lieutenant Commander Kenneth Howard Bloomer RN
1909–1943
BIRTH 31 MAR 1909 • Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
DEATH 9 OCT 1943 • Killed in Action HMS Panther
Sydney Passmore
1881–1915
BIRTH 28 DEC 1881 • Combe Martin, Devon, England
DEATH 13 MAY 1915 • Died at sea Body Not Recovered For Burial HMS Goliath
Ernest Blackmore
1900–1915
BIRTH APR 1900 • Parracombe, Devon, England
DEATH 4 OCT 1915 • Killed in Action France & Flanders
Particularly poignant if you note his date of birth and death
Charles Henry Fiske III 1896–1918
BIRTH 3 DEC 1896 • Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH AUGUST 24 1918 • Died of wounds in France
An American cousin.
We all have stories to tell and those to remember.
You have no need to feel embarrassed nor does the man in line who answered your question. IMO it was a nice thought on the part of the staff but a better idea might have been to post a notice. At some veterinary clinics they light a candle and put a notice on the door asking politely for silence when an animal dies.
