tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21080387.post5516544838830243733..comments2023-07-20T06:27:35.878-07:00Comments on World Wide Murman: Silver Cross MotherMurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11896052931804225527noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21080387.post-23944939408733329022007-04-11T21:10:00.000-07:002007-04-11T21:10:00.000-07:00A Silver Cross is what the Government of Canada gi...A Silver Cross is what the Government of Canada gives a Mother who has had a son or daughter killed in action. <BR/>Every year during Rembrance Day (Nov 11) one Silver Cross Mother at each Cenitaph (sorry for the spelling)lays a wreath on behalf of all families who have lost a son or daughter in battle. <BR/><BR/>I believe this began back during the First World War and may have roots in Great Britain. I would have to check.<BR/><BR/>As a footnote to this story, two more young men were killed in the same area as Pvt. Greenslade earlier today.Murmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896052931804225527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21080387.post-24765908984185040702007-04-11T18:05:00.000-07:002007-04-11T18:05:00.000-07:00I must have missed something. What is a Silver Cro...I must have missed something. What is a Silver Cross Mother?Widescreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300582861465738430noreply@blogger.com