Category Archives: Battle of the Somme

Intriguing WW1 photograph – George WALTERS & family Wellisford Cottages Wellington Somerset

Posted on September 30, 2016 by

Regular readers of this blog will know that when visiting car boot sales and antique fairs I try to find old postcards and photographs with a WW1 connection that I can research and possibly reunite with a family member. On my … Continue reading →

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Who will I be thinking of as I walk the WW1 Frontline 5th to 9th October 2016?

Posted on September 20, 2016 by

Following my Framlingham War Memorial World War 1 book launch in November 2011, an article appeared in the East Anglian Daily Times about the launch and I was contacted by a lady in Chelmsford, whose 96 year old mother Ruby … Continue reading →

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Remembering a Somme Soldier 100 years on…

Posted on July 28, 2016 by

In June I was contacted by Allan Sedger who had seen my Framlingham War Memorial research on the internet – Allan is the great nephew of David Alfred Barker, who was killed, aged 21, on 20th July 1916 during the … Continue reading →

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Remembering Herbert Philip BONNEY – 1st July 1916

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

With the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme this July we know that thousands of men lost their lives during this horrific battle on the Western Front – many Framlingham families were affected, including the Bonney family whose son … Continue reading →

Posted in Battle of the Somme, BONNEY, Framlingham, Suffolk, World War 1 | 2 Comments