I was shocked to read your front page article about the resiting of the war memorial (‘Memorial should be in town where it belongs’, Enfield Independent, August 27). John Mitchell has every right to be upset – so am I.

From 1948 to 1950, I stayed in Malaya with the Second Battalion Coldstream Guards and several were killed in action. In 1964 and 1965, a number of soldiers were killed, including three in ‘my’ company (I was the CSM).

In recent years, we lost more soldiers in places such as Northern Ireland and Afghanistan.

I am sure many of your readers could write similar stories about their regiment or corps.

Please, please, please rethink this decision.

Major Peter Horsfall MBE

Leigh Hunt Drive, Southgate