Photocopy of letter to granddaughter; Photographs of medals. || My husband's father, James Woods, served in both World Wars. He joined up under age (his brother was killed in the First World War) and did not talk about the war but did write this long letter to his granddaughter in response to a letter she had sent him asking for information for a school history project. The letter is very detailed and contains information about where he was stationed, his enrolment in the Royal Engineers and compulsory transfer to the Royal Flying Corps as a wireless operator, surviving in trenches, the weapons and radio equipment then in use. || || Military service || Western Front || James 'Tiger' Woods war memoir || Letter || A letter written by James Woods to his granddaughter, describing his role in the war as a wireless operator with the Royal Flying Corps; he did not talk about the war so this is the only record of his experiences. || Trench Life || || The First World War medals awarded to James Woods, amongst those awarded to him throughout his military career || Medal || Medals awarded to James Woods || James Woods

I was executor to an elderly friend, J F (Jeff) Cooper and amongst his effects, I discovered this photograph of nurses at Somerville College in Oxford, taken during the war when it was in use as a military hospital. Jeff Cooper served in the Artists Rifles in France. When he was wounded in August 1918, he was repatriated to England and was told he was going to Newcastle. On the journey, he became aware that others were going to Somerville in Oxford. Jeff had a scholarship to Jesus College, Oxford which he intended to take up after the war and he was able to persuade the Medical Officer at Dover that it would be more suitable to send him to Oxford rather than Newcastle. To his amazement, his request was granted and he was subsequently able to recount how he was at Somerville, a women's college, before he was up at Jesus! || Photograph of nurses (Mac, Hutchings and McDougall) at the Somerville Section, 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford.

This story is about Denis Geraghty from Ballycumber, County Offaly (formerly the Kings County), Ireland. Denis joined the Connaught Rangers in November 1915 in Athlone Barracks, Ireland and he was killed in action near the town of Strazeele on the 13th of April 1918. He was my Mother's uncle, her Father's youngest and only brother. He was almost the forgotten one of the family as he was killed and buried far from home. Following the death of my own Mother I contacted a cousin of mine who had some postcards that Denis had sent from France. With these I started the research that resulted in producing this story of his short military career. Hopefully by telling his story in this way he will be remembered by family members and others for generations to come. May he rest in peace. || Memoir with text and images (16 pp) || || PDF Slides, Memoir with text and images (16 pp) || Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland. || Memoir || Denis Geraghty