There is one photograph attached to this story. In the photograph there are two men dressed in their army uniform. John Byrne is pictured standing on the right hand side of the photograph and the man standing beside him is unknown. The photographer of this photograph is also unknown. The face of the unknown man is smudged over and the edges of the photograph are slightly torn but the photograph is in good condition.
My grandfather John Byrne was a career solider. He was born in 1886. He joined the army in 1904 where he served in the Connaught Rangers. He had five children, three before the war and two after he returned from the war. He was captured by the German forces early in the war. He was held as a prisoner of war from 1914 to 1919. He was held in Soltau Z 3035 prisoner of war camp. He died in the early 1920's.