DAVE Bamber of Dorchester has contacted Looking Back to share his moving poem The Roll Call with us.

It's particularly timely ahead of Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.

Dave, who is winner of the Beaton`s National Poetry Competition 2015, said: "How often do we pass by our war memorials? To many they are so much part of the background of everyday life, that they become almost invisible.

"Whilst we remember the great battles of the war such as The Somme, how many of us know any of the men and women who took part and are listed on the memorials?

"After all, many were killed over a hundred years ago and most have no living relatives to remember or mourn them, so I urge everyone to stop for just a moment or two and read a few of the names. In that way their memory lives on."

Here is a short extract from Dave's poignant poem.

"A thousand times or more I`ve passed that ageing cenotaph,

But this time a wind blown petal landed at my feet upon the path.

A thousand times or more I `ve passed and have not stopped to heed,

But the poppy lay before me and this time I stopped to read.

Abbott T … Anderson D … Andrews, Arthur and Auld."

Copies of The Roll Call can be altered and individually dedicated by the author, to commemorate anyone who has fought and fallen in the Great War, no matter which service or country they served in. Contact Dave on 01305 250273 or email davidbamber007@gmail.com for more information.