It will of interest to many Luton people who are mourning over relatives who have fallen during the fighting in the East to know that the graves of our soldiers are not forgotten. Many of our readers will remember Edgar Hall, the old Luton Town full-back whose home is at Harpenden. He is now an air mechanic and is in the East. In the course of a letter to a member of the Luton News/Saturday Telegraph staff he says:

“Since getting out here I have managed to enjoy four or five games at 'footer' notwithstanding the heat – and it is hot playing, I can assure you. The natives play a very fast game, are very tricky indeed with their feet, but we found the spectators very fair indeed, and they have a good knowledge of the game. It is rather strange playing on a ground without a blade of grass in sight, and you are aware of the hard nature of the ground if your knees come in contact with it.

“At present we are keen on cricket, and playing on a matting wicket if not like an English turf pitch by any means, and the ball wants watching as it leaves the pitch at some pace, you may be sure.

“We lost one of our boys by drowning a few days ago, and I was one of the bearers at the funeral, which took place at the British Military Cemetery. As we had to wait, some of us had a look round the cemetery. I came across the graves of 2nd Lieut Minchin and Lieut and Qmr G. C. Lydekker, both of the Bedfords. I have had a photograph of the last one taken, and shall send it home as soon as I can.

“Whoever is responsible for looking after the cemetery deserves every praise for the way the graves are looked after, as they all have their wooden cross with the name and regiment and date inscribed, and a wooden kerb round each one. It gave me a start when I saw young Mr Lydekker's grave, and I should have looked to see if there were any more of the Bedfordshires had I had time.”

[The Luton News: Thursday, August 1st, 1918]