Photograph taken the day before William Austin left for Flanders. || David Savill tells the story about his Great Grandfather, James Webb (see document)en his Great Granduncle, rifleman William Austin who died in July 1916 (buried Potijze Chateau Wood Cem) || || Photograph || William Austin || William Austin leaving for Flanders || || James Webb || Photograph || || James Webb || Other || James Webb - complete story || James Webb, lifestory || || James Webb || James Webb serving 1 Hampshires || Devon || James Webb, 1 Hampshires || Official document || || Tobacco tin || Collection

2 medals || Frederick French was the brother-in-law of Joseph Charles Armour. He was a Private in the Devon Regiment. Two campaign medals of his have been contributed.

This isn't a long story to put here, but every little counts. Some years ago, I was given a small box with a lot of things in it, after my Great-Grandmother died. The box is a green, cardboard box that once contained 100 Churchman's No.1 cigarettes. It actually now contained my Great-Grandfather's medals and other wartime things. Some of what's in the box shows more than just a war record, but also a little of the record of his capture during whichever battle he was part of, early in the war. I don't know which, although it could be either Festubert or Loos in 1915. This is due to the box containing German and Netherlands coins and a ticket, which is labelled for 5 pfennig and Gefangenen-lager Zollverein, which I think is a detention camp money ticket. His medals are in the box, so are his metal clothing tags showing T 18 London, or smaller ones showing T London. I have his coat buttons with the London Irish Rifles insignia on them and also some bits of cloth, his soap with something carved on it and, much more interesting to me as a young boy when I got this, his 6-sided brass put and take game. As he died young and my great-grandmother didn't talk much about him, we didn't know much about his wartime life. Both I and my brother have tried to find stuff on the Internet, but we don't seem to get too far. || British War Medal, Victory Medal, both with a Service Wounded Stripe on their ribbons. Single Service Wounded Stripe. 3 brass flat-strip Service Wounded Stripes (with No. 4 printed on them). 2 T 18 London clothing tags, metal. Single T London clothing tag in metal, probably a hat insignia. 1 small and 1 tiny brass buttons with royal insignia on them. 4 large, 6 medium and one small buttons with London Irish Rifle insignia. 1 brown soap with something carved into it. 1 put and take brass game. A 5 Pfennig ticket from Gefangenen-lager Zollverein. 6 Dutch coins 6 German coins. A piece of light-brown cloth A piece of dark blue cloth with a button sown onto it.