'Goodbye': pupils recite poignant Remembrance poem

Two schoolchildren who wrote a poem to pay tribute to the country's war dead recited it in front of hundreds of people at today's Remembrance Sunday service at Leicester's War Memorial.

The poem was written by Hafsah Muhammad and Aaliya Radiowala, who are both 10-years-old and attend Bridge Junior School in the city.

'Goodbye' by Hafsah Muhammad and Aaliya Radiowala

My name is George.

I was born in 1891.

Bridge Road School is where I was taught.

Pembroke Street is where I lived.

Nineteen is the age I got married,

To the most beautiful woman in the world.

We shared happy times

Until they were stopped by the Great War.

I fought this war hard and strong.

I carried it on day and night.

The terrifying noise of the battlefield,

The screams of young men dying.

The filthy trenches, the hard conditions,

Lack of sleep, an awful nightmare,

The constant fire of shells and bullets

Finally one had my name...

And now my life has come to an end,

I leave you behind in peace.

For our blood has given you all

A peaceful restful sleep.

Remember us when you shine in glory,

When you hear there are no more cries.

When finally you look up,

And see the bright sun in the skies.

So now I say goodbye to you.

Please look after what you have.

So many have shed their blood for you.

Lost their lives to give life to you.