MOVING Remembrance sculptures of 11 Slimbridge villagers who lost their lives in the First World War are 'going home'.
Ghostly statues of the fallen were placed in the churchyard, as part of the village’s amnesty commemoration last week, with some at the foot of their own graves, seemingly deep in thought.
The chicken wire sculptures struck a chord with many people, and thousands of visitors called in to see them.
There were also information boards, created by Slimbridge Local History Society, providing details about each of the solider's lives.
“I think when you put a sculpture of someone looking at their own grave, combined with personal details about them, suddenly you’re not just seeing a name on a grave, that person become much more real," said artist Jackie Lantelli, who created the statues.
Now the event is over, the sculptures are being rehomed.
But they're not going far.
Each sculpture is different and represents a particular soldier. And descendants of the soldiers still live in the village, so each family will receive the statue of their lost family member.
“So the sculptures will be going back home," said Jackie.
"They’ll be standing in the orchards and gardens where they actually came from, where the person they represent played and worked before the war.”
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