discuss document export feedback print share Report a story Record Hugh Decimus Bridge Contributor John Bowen Relationship Direct descendant Date Posted 25 November 2017 Note Deci was my mother's father and they never got to meet each other. My primary feeling is that his death, by sniper, was just one of thousands of tragically unnecessary deaths in a war of enormous waste. The 'Glorious Dead' legend on the cenotaph feels very inappropriate given what we know about it all now - Gallipoli, Passchendaele et al ... Nothing glorious about all that at all. Your reason for reporting this contribution Your name Your email address Cancel