Certificate of transferral, detailing his British War medal and Victory Medal, and photographs of Donald. Also a photograph of the family, and of the headstone of Donald's parents grave, near Hastings || Rachel's Grandfather Donald worked as a druggist and had a pharmacy. Donald served in the Coldstream Guards, and was transferred to the Household Battalion. His parents held the pharmacy when he was away at war, his father Frederick passed away during that time, in 1915. His mother Margaret recieved a message saying both brothers had gone missing in action and took her life very shortly after the death of her husband. He returned to the pharmacy after the war. He later worked as a policeman during World War II, and Rachel has his policeman's whistle, and also a fragment of an incendiary bomb, which he likely picked up when a policeman. || || Donald Allan Tree || Certificate of Transferral, detailing the British War Medal and Victory Medal won. || Donald Allan Tree's Certificate of Transferral || || Certificate of Transferral, detailing the British War Medal and Victory Medal won. || Donald Allan Tree || Donald Allan Tree's Certificate of Transferral || || Donald Allan Tree || Donald Allan Tree's parent's headstone || || Photograph of Donald Allan Tree || Donald Allan Tree || Photograph of Donald Allan Tree (on the right of photograph)

Print out of a photograph of a man in civilian clothes || Frank Thornton was Anthony's Great-uncle. He was born in Oxfordshire. Before the war he worked as a farm labourer. He enlisted at the beginning of the war with the 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. He fought on the 1st of July and was wounded early in the offensive. He climbed out of the trench and got shot on the first day of the battle, but died of his wounds 10 days later. His service number 19108 tells us he is a late Kitchener volunteer. His brother also enlisted and survived the war. || || Private Frank Thornton || Private Frank Thornton photograph || || Private Frank Thornton || Private Frank Thornton's story

Treatment card Frank Bailey from Addington Park military hospital 17 April 1919 Certificate of postal draft for £1.15s.6d - last pay up to when he was discharged Silver war badge B187722 Great War Medal Victory Medal || Francis Bailey was born on October 24 1897 in Cheshire. He was a farm worker until being conscripted on 4 January 1917 into the Cheshire Regiment No 243655. He was the Grandfather of Sheila Hylton. Bailey was aboard the SS Transylvania, which was taking men and nursing staff from Marseilles to Egypt. The ship was sunk on May 4 1917 by U63 U-Boat. He was rescued by a Japanese destroyer which was escorting SS Transylvania and continued to Alexandria. He was discharged on 17 April 1919 with chronic amoebic dysentery. Army Reserve and Territorial, serving in 1st /7th Cheshire Regiment Home address Outward Road Handforth Cheshire Frank Bailey died in 1972. || || Frank Bailey's silver war badge || Silver war badge, number B187722 || Francis (Frank) Bailey || || Francis (Frank) Bailey || Silver war badge, number B187722 || Frank Bailey's silver war badge || || Frank Bailey discharge certificate || Francis (Frank) Bailey || || Francis (Frank) Bailey || Frank Bailey discharge certificate || || Francis (Frank) Bailey || Frank Bailey's treatment card || || Frank Bailey's treatment card || Francis (Frank) Bailey || || Francis (Frank) Bailey || Frank Bailey's certificate of postal draft || Certificate of postal draft for £1.15s.6d