Medaille The Great War Civilisation 1914-1918, afkomstig van Percy Fookes, de neef van Henry Ernest Fookes

In the attached interview, Beryl Wardle analyzes the different experiences of her two uncles during the War and the everlasting effects in their later lives; the Spanish flu would lead a horrid trajectory for one…Contributed via Age Exchange (http://www.age-exchange.org.uk) as part of the Children of the Great War project (http://www.childrenofthegreatwar.org.uk) at a collection day at the Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice, Kent, UK. To see all material contributed by Age Exchange, or to see more contributions from this collection day, follow the links at http://www.childrenofthegreatwar.org.uk/archive.html - For further information email: greatwar@age-exchange.org.uk || || Samuel Peters || Portrait of Samuel and Amelia Peters || A week or so after Samuel came back home to England on leave to marry childhood-sweetheart Amelia, the young bride died as a result of the Spanish flu epidemic. || Photograph || || Photograph || Percy Clement Rushton || Percy Rushton, at POW camp || || Beryl had heard that the German commandant shot himself after the release of the POWs || Percy Clement Rushton || The German commandant || || Percy Clement Rushton || Percy with believed fellow POWs || Photograph || || Photograph || Samuel Peters || || Photograph || The 'lads' || || Français || Insignia reads: Honi soit qui mal y pens (Shamed be he who thinks of ill). Relates to the Army Service Corps up until 1916, or the Royal Engineers (transport) thereafter, until the 1960s || Samuel Peters || Cap-badge of Samuel Peters || Memorabilia || || Samuel Peters || Samuel Peters with regiment - and one female || It remains a mystery exactly who the lady on the lower right was || Photograph

Medaille The Great War Civilisation 1914-1918, afkomstig van Percy Fookes, de neef van Henry Ernest Fookes