Return to Garden of Remembrance

Contributing to the SAMA82 Garden of Remembrance


Let me start by saying that if you knew someone who is remembered on these pages, and would like to help us, your contribution will be warmly welcomed.

Many of us who lost a friend or comrade, or especially a relative, have a desire to see them live on in our collective memory. That may be more than a desire for some, it may be a real need. Others may find such memories too painful, and we should respect their feelings too. Together, this makes my task especially sensitive as each of those whom we lost in the conflict is someone's loved-one, a best friend, a great pal. Therefore, it is more fitting as a Garden of Remembrance that we should record fond memories here, and dwell as little as possible on matters of contention.

In the first instance, you should contact me to introduce yourself and say who you wish to contribute material for. We have a team of professionals and capable volunteers to turn contributions into "HTML" pages, and task allocation depends on what you are contributing. The team is scattered about the country, so a little liaison first will help smooth the process since I can put you in direct contact.

What we seek is anything that adds to what may be found in the public domain and which often fails to reflect the personality. That is the crucial point, they have personalities; they are not just statistics. We would like to know more about each of these special people - the date and place of birth, were they married, did they have children? What ships or units did they serve with and when, what do their comrades remember of them?

I think you will agree that there is really so much more to say. So, before you put pen to paper, please get in touch and let us mull it over.

Here are some helpful pointers for you, when you're ready to start:

Contributions in written form are best submitted via e-mail which can then be pasted into page templates. If you nevertheless wish to submit your piece on a floppy disk, you are very welcome to, but please save it as plain text. Mac or PC compatible floppies are acceptable. Photographs (prints, slides and negatives) and other documents can be scanned by our team and returned to you. Relatives only may also submit video and audio material if they wish, and the preferred media are VHS cassette and audio compact cassette. Of course, due care will be taken with such material and it will be returned when the work is complete. However, please be aware that sometimes things do go wrong. In the worst-case scenario your material could be lost. I point that out not because it is likely, but to urge you to take reasonable steps - make copies of anything that you especially value, and send us those instead. If you have the facilities and the inclination, you may of course send your contributions already scanned and html'd for the site. Acceptable media are PC and Mac compatible floppies, as above, plus Zip and Jaz cartridges, or else simply install them on a web site somewhere where we can download them.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me to discuss any aspect of the Garden of Remembrance.



Dr Rick Jolly, OBE
Custodian of the Garden of Remembrance





© South Atlantic Medal Association 82
Created and maintained by: Cyberpoint Limited