November 10, 2011A war cemetery gardener
Veterans Day and Remembrance Day commemorate the armistice of World War I, signed at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.
The head gardener of the Commonwealth War Cemeteries in France, John Moody, retired last summer and gave a moving interview to the BBC about his work. Watch the BBC video, filmed at the cemetery near the site of the WWI Battle of the Somme. The intriguing story of his lifelong involvement with war cemeteries is told by The Independent.
Photo: BBC
