Monthly Archives: August 2007

Internet archive puts flesh on the bones of first world war soldiers’ experiences

Posted by jennymacleod on August 8, 2007
Posted in WW1 in the News

Records on web detail injuries, character, appearance and illnesses.
Where to trace your genealogy on the web.
Esther Addley
Wednesday August 8, 2007
Guardian
Like many men of his generation and experiences, Pattie Townsend’s father didn’t talk much about the Great War.She knew he had enlisted in 1914, full of excitement and pretending to be older than his 17 years. [...]

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At 92 he mentioned his time spent as a POW

Posted by jennymacleod on August 3, 2007
Posted in WW1 in the News

Sydney Morning Herald
3 August 2007
At 92 he mentioned his time spent as a POW
William Young, 1900-2007
AS IF fighting the Germans in World War I was not enough of a challenge – a German shell pierced his jacket but missed his chest – William Young had a nasty encounter with the Japanese in World War II. [...]

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