World War One FIRM written on graves

[rob]

following a recent visit to france my father and uncle came back wondering why on some of the ww1 regimental graves it says "Belived to be firm" when on others firm is just build into the cross. can anyone help me with this?

if you would like images please ask

[scully]

Hi Rob,

If you would like to submit a photo of what you mentioned to the website you can do it from the SUBMIT PHOTOS page:
ERROR://www.worcestershireregiment.com/w ... ubmit_form

We can then have a look at it!

Regards,

Louis

[Mike Jones]

Hello Rob,
I have submitted a photo to the Forum, my first attempt at this kind of thing. So fingers crossed that Louis Scully can sort it out. I am sure I know the problem concerning your headstone but wether I can explain it. Basically the "Beleived to be" and the "Firm" are two different statements and are not connected. They just happen to be close together. There are at least 3 forms of Worcestershire Regiment headstones. The photo I hope I have submitted has the word "Firm" above the 8 pointed star, as is often the case. Immediately above that but not connected are the words "Buried near this spot". What was the name on your headstone, please? It must be a named grave because the combination of "Believed to be" and "Firm" cant happen on the grave of an Unknown soldier.
Regards Mike Jones

[scully]

Thanks Mike,

You can see the photo of the war grave by clicking on the link below:

ERROR://www.worcestershireregiment.com/w ... rill_10085

Regards,

Louis