Category Archives: World War 1

Dear Snowball – Private John Bertram Leslie HARRISON WW1 postcard – are you connected?

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

Another recent postcard find was the one below sent during World War 1 on 18th September 1917 from Halifax to ‘Dear Snowball’ in Dorset from Elsie. The address on the postcard is: Private J B L HARRISON 1220, Royal Naval … Continue reading →

Posted in Births, Marriages & Deaths, Burton on Trent, HARRISON, IDILL, One Name Study, Postcard, Staffordshire, World War 1, WW1 postcard | 2 Comments

Herbert SIMPSON from Harrogate WW1 Postcard

Posted on May 31, 2017 by

Another recent postcard find is of Birk Crag in Harrogate in Yorkshire sent to Gunner Herbert SIMPSON regimental number 89543 at a Military Camp in Aldershot during World War 1 – it was sent from his son Walter. The message … Continue reading →

Posted in 12 Willow Grove, 29 Birch Grove, Harrogate, KERSHAW, One Name Study, Royal Garrison Artillery, SIMPSON, World War 1, WW1 postcard | Leave a comment

Seeking relatives of C W LAST of the Essex Regiment!

Posted on March 23, 2017 by

I have recently found and purchased two World War 1 medals from a medal fair in London that were awarded to a C W LAST from the Essex Regiment who had the Regimental number of 36758. The most likely match … Continue reading →

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WW1 photo postcard sent to the HANDS family – are you connected?

Posted on January 4, 2017 by

At a recent postcard fair in Surrey I found and bought a lovely photographic postcard showing a group, with several of the men in uniform. Was this a family shot showing siblings before going off to war – I decided … Continue reading →

Posted in 117 Greenway Street, ASTON, HANDS, Old Photographs, Postcard, Small Heath Birmingham, World War 1, WW1 Photograph, WW1 postcard | 1 Comment

More Easton WW1 postcards discovered!

Posted on December 30, 2016 by

Following a visit to a Postcard and Paper Fair in Tolworth in Surrey earlier this week, I was pleased to discover two more old postcards sent during World War 1 from Easton Mansion in Suffolk. Having researched and written about … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Battle of the Somme, Harpurhey, Postcard, Somerset, WALTERS, Wellington, Wellisford Manor, World War 1, WW1 Photograph | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in BANTHORPE, Battle of the Somme, Dennington, Framlingham, MEADOWS, Suffolk, World War 1 | Leave a comment