Comments on Leeds Daily Photo - Leeds in Yorkshire Photography: Arthur Aaron VC DFM - Statue Leeds City Centre

As a distant relative I find my self searching for...

2011-11-10T17:12:01.646Z

As a distant relative I find my self searching for info always at this time of year. It is refreshing to see the comments posted when so many PC idiots want to prevent our remembering.

I was a pupil at Roundhay School in the 1960s. The...

2011-07-08T21:42:18.238+01:00

I was a pupil at Roundhay School in the 1960s. There was at that time a memorial to Arthur Aaron on the wall of the school hall, in a place of utmost prominence. It affected me deeply and the memory of that fine young man has stayed with me.

I wonder if that memorial is still there, still in a position of great respect, still moving and inspiring young people. I do hope so.

My son is named Aaron, in honour of a hero.

Andy

Arthur Aaron was a childhood friend of my late fat...

2009-10-22T22:55:55.629+01:00

Arthur Aaron was a childhood friend of my late father. Arthur joined the RAF, my father could not as his eyesight was not good enough, so he joined the Royal Engineers instead. My father survived the war, but never spoke of it, except once, - when he referred to his friend Arthur Aaron's heroism. IC.

This is a great tribute to a brave determined youn...

2009-10-05T03:37:43.427+01:00

This is a great tribute to a brave determined young man whose thoughts were to protecting the safety of those under his command. Students should be compelled to visit this statue to remember who made it safe for them to celebrate democracy.

I saw this on Thursday whilst having a day out in ...

2009-06-07T13:02:41.190+01:00

I saw this on Thursday whilst having a day out in Leeds-it's located in a really bad position it should be in a pedestrianised square or somesuch-but it is really beautiful-he died the actual day I was born -makes it even more poignant-one question-what are the boards on the little boys arms?

What a lovely sculpture! I like those kids climbi...

2009-04-29T23:46:00.000+01:00

What a lovely sculpture! I like those kids climbing up there.

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Great statue. Very worthy of a true hero. This i...

2009-04-29T23:05:00.000+01:00

Great statue. Very worthy of a true hero. This is what being a hero is all about, not footballers, singers from the X Factor etc.

Great information Paul. I was in Leeds last Thursd...

2009-04-29T15:57:00.000+01:00

Great information Paul. I was in Leeds last Thursday and took a photo of it myself but knew nothing about it. Have just posted mine on Geograph at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1277496 and have included a link to this post.

Got back from Leeds to find that my internet access had finally been restored after a month offline!

He was a brave man.And really deserves this memori...

2009-04-29T14:25:00.000+01:00

He was a brave man.And really deserves this memorial.

That is just an amazing story. Certainly it was a...

2009-04-29T14:21:00.000+01:00

That is just an amazing story. Certainly it was appropriate to erect a statue to his memory. And just 21!

That is a beautiful statue and from reading about ...

2009-04-29T13:52:00.000+01:00

That is a beautiful statue and from reading about him, I would say well deserved! He was a true hero.

Beautiful story about one brave and fearless-in-th...

2009-04-29T12:35:00.000+01:00

Beautiful story about one brave and fearless-in-the-face-of-death person. He deserved the medal and the sculpture. I hope this story is in your textbooks.

Wow what a moving story. And a very fitting memori...

2009-04-29T09:07:00.000+01:00

Wow what a moving story. And a very fitting memorial to such a brave young man.