Peter Hempenstall Soldier WW1
I enclose a photo of the above souvenir and a photo of Peter in uniform.
Peter Hempenstall enlisted in c1914 serving with one of the Irish Regiments.
He served in Salonika,Palestine and Egypt etc. and sent an embroidered cloth souvenir to his Mother which shows the Regiment details .
Peter Hempenstall Soldier WW1 My Uncle
Peter Hempenstall service in Middle East
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CREATOR
James C Doyle
DATE
1914 - 1918
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
2
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
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Picture of my grandfather; Frank William Osborne taken in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; just before he sailed to England/France during WW1 about the SS Olympic; (which was the sister ship to the SS Titanic which struck an iceberg and sunk with much loss of life). He served 23 months with the 1st Canadian Vet Hospital. He was a blacksmith and horse shoe finisher. He serviced the cavalry mounts; as well as ambulance, gun, and supply horses and mules. || Photograph handed down in family || || Frank William Osborne || 45.2732438,-66.0633206
