The Davies and the Great War
Lyndhurst road in Peckham, 1915
The family at Uncle Billy's grave
Photograph
Interview
Interview with Kathleen davies
CONTRIBUTOR
Kathleen davies
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
6
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
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The Great War.
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Ik ben Pascal Van de Velde, de kleinzoon van een vuurkruiser uit de eerste wereldoorlog. Ik heb mijn grootvader heel goed gekend. Mijn grootvader Martin De Cock heeft in mijn jeugd heel veel verhalen verteld van de gruwel van de oorlog. Als kind heb ik ook een enkele keer onze gesprekken opgenomen op een cassetje. Later heb ik dit kunnen digitaliseren op CD. Ik bezit foto’s van deze CD alsook een kader met foto’s. Op één van de foto's staat mijn grootvader in kostuum; in het midden is een afbeelding van een vijf frank stuk. Dit had hij van zijn ouders meegekregen. Vijf jaar later had hij dit vijf frank stuk nog altijd in zijn bezit. Op de foto bemerkt men ook zijn identiteitskaart van oudstrijder en in het midden onderaan is zijn speldje van vuurkruisers samen met nog een andere lidkaart. Hij heeft ook in zijn latere leven 6 eretekens gekregen; hiervan bezit ik er twee, de andere zijn in het bezit van mijn neven.
The Diplock family and the Great War; from south London to the Somme | and the mystery of John
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In the interview attached here, Kathleen Betts and family shine some light on her cousin John Diplock - a teenaged soldier who died before Kathleen was born. Mystery may have been created by the family's reluctance to divulge details about John; but the digital age has proved powerful in uncovering his elusive story. Conversely, Kathleen tells the stories of her father David's war, who relayed his experiences more openly during his lifetime.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 || || Interview || John and David Diplock || Transcript of interview with Kathleen Betts
Percy Clement Rushton and Samuel Peters; brothers-in-law | the Great War | and the untimely Spanish flu…
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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