AT this time of the year as the island prepares to mark Memorial or Remembrance Sunday my thoughts always turn to a small part of Palma cemetery where at least a dozen former British servicemen are buried. This old part of the cemetery was for non-Catholics and it is beautifully maintained. The gravestones tell a story of their own. Buried in Palma is a former sick bay attendant from the battle cruiser Hood, which visited Palma in 1925 as part of a Mediterranean deployment. Nearby, a sailor from the World War 2 cruiser HMS Sussex is buried alongside with other ex-military personnel including former members of the Indian Army and others from British regiments. I always think is rather sad that these people are buried so far from home, in a small part of the main cemetery, in the capital of Majorca but the local authorities deserve praise for maintaining and caring for the graves and making sure that fresh flowers are placed on a regular place. Even in Majorca, we have plenty of cause to remember.
A day to remember
10/11/2013 00:00
Also in Holiday
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
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