Comments on: A letter from a grieving father

By: Military Ribbons

Military Ribbons — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:09:28 +0000

Thank for sharring this great story! We’ve got several old docs that we want to get online as well.

By: Carole Riley

Carole Riley — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 04:45:43 +0000

Isn’t it wonderful that we can see these old files so easily! It’s much easier to imagine what life was like for the families when someone went to war.
Thank you for sharing your grandfather’s story Terry.

By: Terry Hulme

Terry Hulme — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 04:16:53 +0000

Carole, my grand father Frances Tayler joined the British ARMY IN 1901 And served in WW1. He was invalided out. Like this record, the army file goes on for pages, but when you come across a copy of a personal letter, the file becomes real and not just history. My grand dad’s file had a letter he wrote asking for an award of the Silver medal which was like a good conduct award for service men leaving the army but it was rejected. Another letter was a request for a pension, also rejected. A life long gone, but echoes of that life still live on. Yes, thank goodness for the internet and a special thanks to the CWGC.