General Chat

This brave young soldier was brought home to rest today.God bless you son, may you rest in peace.A true hero.

Thinking of his family at this sad time.Our hearts go out to you.

Ann

I missed this originally as we were away But I add my condolences for the family. May he rest in peace, another brave young man who had his whole life before him.

My deep sympathy to Dave's family and friends. When will enough be enough?
RIP gallant souls.
Mary

Dave apparently came from the same area as young Ash Hall who we have been supporting after he was badly injured by an ied in July. Ironic that he was brought home on the same day as the launch of the Poppy Day Appeal in Colchester which Ash and other lads attended.

Here's a tribute site to David.

http://www.friendsatrest.com/3908/memorials/dave-barnsdale/?more


Lizx

Lizx

Sending prayers and sympathy to the family and friends of Dave. His memory will for ever be in the minds of those who knew him. We shall not forget him
from
Bridget a serving soldiers mother

A BIG THANK YOU to all of you who have commented on here.I have passed on you prayers and wishes to my grandaughter and her husband who will in turn pass them on to his family .It was a very emotional time for them when he was bought home via Wootton Bassett.We were all so sad and dissapointed that his home coming was not covered by either itv or bbc 1 on the 10pm news. So disrespectful.
again thank you all.
Ann

RIP Dave and thoughts and prayers to his friends and family.
How awful that Daves homecomming was not covered by the BBC or ITV. These brave Men and Women should always be on the news and in our thoughts.

Teresa

our thoughts exactly Teresa,
never mind the footballers etc I think our boys and girls injured or killed should be in the forefront of the news evey day, each and every one of them.

Ann

Please could you pass on our thoughts to the family of cpl Barnsdale from Ash and our family, we too noticed that his repatriation did not make the news on Thursday evening, i can assure you that we most certainly had some special thoughts for him and all the other lads that have paid the ultimate sacrifice whilst we were at the Royal British Legions Poppy appeal Launch.
Cpl Barnsdale served with the regiment that Ash worked with while he was in Afghanistan, Ash will lay a Royal Engineers wreath at the war memorial in Colchester on 14 November when we attend the Remembrance parade.

R.I.P Dave.

I can only imagine the pain his family is suffering.
I am so sorry for the loss of your beautiful
young man.

God Bless.
Deanna & Allan XX

Sending caring and respectful thoughts.

Very sincere wishes
xx

Thank you all again and special thanks to Izzy.You have so much to cope with at the moment but still find time to help others.Bless you sweetheart and our every good wishes to Ash.
Ann

A brave young man like those who have gone before him. Rest sweetly and God Bless you.

my thoughts are with his family,
and of him at this time

deepest sympathys to daves family and friends. brave young men, all doing good for their country, so many lives needlessley lost, but all you lost ones stay close in our minds and more so our hearts. good night, god bless to you dave x

I am still adding the family to my quiet time, thinking and praying for the family experiencing so much pain at their loss.
We shall remember them.
This year my serving son will carrying his regiments flag in the parade on Remembence Day and I know that this will bring tears to my eyes, for we shall be thinking of those who have served and are no longer with us, served and suffered such dreadful injuries, and of course the previous generations where we have lost famiily members.