REFLECTIONS FROM SITTING MPS
H.H. Asquith was the prime minister who declared war on Germany in August 1914 and served as premier until December 1916. His eldest son Raymond was killed in action on 15 September 1916
William G.C. Gladstone MP was the grandson of the Liberal prime minister. He wanted to enlist as a private but was advised to become an officer. He was killed near Laventie, France on 13 April 1915
“WHENEVER THERE ARE REMEMBRANCE SERVICES PRETTY MUCH ALL MPS ATTEND TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THAT WHICH WE ALL TAKE FOR GRANTED”
Sir William Pearce’s only son Geoffrey was killed while serving as a second lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment at Fleurbaix on 18 December 1914
JIM FITZPATRICK MP
CONSTITUENCY: POPLAR AND LIMEHOUSE
PARTY: LABOUR
WWI PREDECESSOR: SIR WILLIAM PEARCE (LIBERAL)
Can you imagine
