Derek Hodges collected the material his grandson brought along. No further details of his service or life. || 1903 pattern bandolier with names inside Five dress medals from the Boer war and World War One. War, victory and service medals given to Gunner E.D. Sutton of the Royal Artillery Gunner F. Briggs of the Royal Garrison Artillery Private G.H. Bourner of the RAF An Iron Cross, second class, 1914

Winifred Mead, the Great Aunt of the contributor had a sweetheart called Fred Heley. He went to war in March 1918, and then was reported missing in action, presumed dead. Winifred later formed a relationship with a wounded soldier, Stephen Bachell, who had family in Stewkley and was sent there for his recovery. It was here that Winifred met him and they subsequently married. Fred Heley, who recorded his experiences in 1985, had been captured rather than killed, and was a P.O.W. He tried to escape but was recaptured. After the war he returned to Stewkley to meet Winifred again. She tells him that she has met somebody else. Much later in life, however, Fred and Winifred, now both widowed, married in 1964. || Photograph of Fred Heley; Fred Heley's hand-grenade, brought back from France; Leather dog tag; Photograph of Stephen Dachell || || Fred Heley || Photograph || Photograph of Fred Heley || Remembrance || || Fred Heley's hand-grenade brought back from France || Fred Heley's hand grenade || Weapon || Hand-Grenade

Joseph 'Joe' Boyle was my uncle, the first son of a Naas town clerk of the same name. He entered active service on the 27th of December 1914. He served in the Balkans theatre of operations. He was a Private in the Connaught Rangers initially, and later a Pioneer in the Royal Engineers. He returned to Ireland in 1918. He received a Victory Medal. || Certificate of service || || Official document || Service certificate of Joseph Boyle of Naas