Art Students Remember World War I
Every year at Haydock High School the Art, Drama and Music departments commemorate Remembrance Day. Given that Haydock High School’s Art block is a War memorial, it is a poignant event. In the build up to Remembrance Day, students create art work around the theme of ‘conflict’. All Year 8 students were set homework tasks to do research about relatives who have served in the armed forces. Some amazing stories have been shared about the students' relatives.
One revealing story was from Madelynne Gough, a student in Year 8. She did research about her Great Uncle, Lance Corporal John Lodge, who was unfortunately injured by chlorine gas during World War I. It was in a hospital in Plymouth, whilst he was receiving treatment, that he was to meet his future wife Martha Hutchings, who was working there as a nurse. Martha was trained by nurses who worked directly under a nurse named Edith Cavell. Edith Cavell was a British nurse who is celebrated for saving soldiers in Brussels. Edith, along with colleagues, helped over 200 allied soldiers escape form German-occupied Belgium in World War I. She was arrested and executed for this on the 12th October 1915. The 12th October 2016 marks 101 years since this heroine’s execution by firing squad.
Sadly, John died of tuberculosis in 1924, an illness he developed through complications with his injuries from chlorine gas. However, he and his wife Martha had a daughter called Melita Edith Cavell Lodge, a fitting tribute to the peaceful heroine of World War 1. Mrs Fletcher, Madelynne’s Art teacher, commented: “It has been amazing to read this real life event and bring this important part of History to life in the classroom.”
Everyone at Haydock High School would like to thank Madelynne and her family for allowing us to share this important and poignant piece of her family history.
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