IMUSA News
Commemorations in Munich February 6th 2008
18th January 2008
Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor, Liam Whelan, Walter Crickmer, Bert Whalley, Tom Curry, Alf Clarke, Don Davies, George Follows, Tom Jackson, Archie Ledbrooke, Henry Rose, Eric Thompson, Frank Swift, Kenneth Rayment, Bela Miklos, Willie Satinoff, Tom Cable.
As the official commemorations to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster will all be held in Manchester, IMUSA has organised a short ceremony at the crash site to give a focus to those fans planning to be there on the day.
The ceremony will be led by a Priest from the English speaking Catholic mission in Munich and will involve a short religious ceremony, a reading of the names of the dead, a reading of "The Flowers of Manchester" which will be followed by the playing of this tune on the bagpipes and a lament as people lay wreaths etc.
The ceremony will begin at approximately 2.30pm and will take place at the newer of the two memorial sites at the junction of Emplstraße and Rappenweg in the village of Trudering on the outskirts of Munich.
Directions and transport details are given on the Munich58.co.uk website.
The ceremony is planned to last no more than 15-20 minutes, so that fans have plenty of time with their own thoughts.
Members of the press are reminded of the solemn nature of this commemoration and are asked to keep at a respectful distance.
Further details can be obtained by emailing comms@imusa.org and whilst the organisers will be able to provide background information, no interviews will be given.
In accordance with tradition, fans will also be gathering under the memorial plaque at Old Trafford at 3 O'clock on February 6th.
All times are local.
Survivors of the Munich air crash watch Matt Busby unveil a memorial to those who died.
In the centre, hands in his pockets, Dennis Viollet. Behind him, Harry Gregg and next to him Albert Scanlon and next to Scanlon is Ken Morgans. 25th February 1960
Photo from Munich58.co.uk
The songsheet used in previous years is linked here
The note that was sent in with the words to ‘The Flowers of Manchester’ said that it should be set to the tune of ‘High Germany' a traditional Irish folk song.
This is the original version written immediately after the crash, before Duncan Edwards died of his injuries
