War Grave or Jail?

[mollinary]

In the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian Wars officers often received an individual grave, and in many cases, a memorial provided by their family. Ordinary soldiers 'of sergeant and below' as the monuments in Bohemia tend to put it, were usually placed in mass graves. In the APW at least, these were often for the dead of both sides.  At Nachod, there is one I have always found particularly moving, as it records 500 brave Austrian and Prussian Warriors resting 'in peace' beneath a railway embankment, constructed a few years later. It stands in someone's vegetable garden. The graves of three or four officers are neatly kept together on the other side of the railway.

[Westmarcher]

I've been informed that the last known survivor of the sinking of the Lisbon Maru, Dennis Morley, Royal Scots bandsman, recently died on 3 January, age 101.

Here is a link to his obituary in the Daily Telegraph. Unfortunately, it's one of these articles that, if you wish to read it all, you've got to sign up for a 1 month's free trial. However, if anyone wants a scanned copy (Mike?) send me a PM and I can e-mail it to you.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/02/10/dennis-morley-royal-scots-bandsman-survived-japanese-massacre/