Remembrance from Castleford Tigers

Castleford Tigers and Castleford Tigers Foundation would like to thank everyone in the local community in commemorating and honouring the sacrifice of service men and women around the world this Remembrance Day. The freedoms that the Club and Foundation have and what they do on a daily basis simply wouldn’t be possible without the sacrifice of those individuals, to whom so much is owed, and we are indebted to them to ensure that their contributions are never forgotten.

On this day, we would like to echo the instructions of local authorities and urge people not to gather at war memorials in large groups with many online remembrance services being available.

Meanwhile, Castleford Tigers Foundation took the time to commemorate those from the Five Towns area who have lost their lives in conflict, in particular Rifleman James Backhouse from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, a former Airedale Academy pupil who was killed in Afghanistan in July 2009. With restrictions preventing a full remembrance service, representatives from the Foundation were instead able to lay a wreath at a memorial to James and his fallen comrades at Airedale Academy.

The Foundation’s Head of Operations and Armed Forces Veteran, Mat Lancaster, said: “James and his colleagues made the ultimate sacrifice whilst serving their country. It is important that as a community we remember and acknowledge the courage and sacrifice, but also learn from the values that James lived by and ensure that through our remembrance James is a source of inspiration for future generations.”

We will remember them.