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)

Map of St. Quentin || Rachel's Grandfather's map of St. Quentin. His battalion the Coldstream Guards may have been in St. Quentin. || || Map of St. Quentin || Donald Allan Tree || St. Qunetin, France || || Map of St. Quentin || St. Qunetin, France || Donald Allan Tree || || St. Qunetin, France || Map of St. Quentin || Donald Allan Tree || || St. Qunetin, France || Map of St. Quentin || Donald Allan Tree

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