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In Memoriam
Private David Splain, the Highland soldier buried at Mathiatis
‘If I should die, think only this of me;
That there’s some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever Scotland. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed...’
(with apologies to Rupert Brooke)
A challenge to the reader:
What is the best way to restore dignity to this British soldier’s last resting place?
Coir a Ghrunnda, Black Cuillins, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Kind permission of R. Lang © 1999.
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