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Photo on wood of Tom Hutchings Photo of Richard Knapp on Christmas card to sister Flo Silk cards - mostly from Richard Knapp to home. There are messages on the back of the cards Photo of other WW1 relatives, though not sure who they are || My great great uncle Thomas Hutchings (1898-1976) was a sailor on HMS Edgar. This photo shows him with his mother. According to military records, Thomas served on a number of different ships. HMS Edgar was used in Gallipoli so he may have been there. He boarded the ship in July 1915. I've made inquiries about Tom's military history via the Great War Forum. It seems that Tom survived the war, then married, lived in Oxford (St Clements) until he died in 1976. Known as ‘Uncle Tom’, he attended my parents' wedding. Albert Walter Broughton was my great great grandfather and a private in the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. He died on 28 Sept 1916. He was buried at Pont-du-Hem military cemetery, La Gorgue, France. It is likely he was in the territorial force beforehand and volunteered to go abroad. He was in the 2nd/4th battalion which was a Territorial Unit. Richard Knapp was my great great uncle. He was called Knapp because he was born before the marriage of his mother to Mr Hutchings – so he had his mother’s maiden name. It took his parents a long time to marry, perhaps not so uncommon in St Clements of Oxford where they lived which at the time was quite rough! At the age of 13 he worked on printing machines at Oxford University Press. He probably served overseas, possibly in the Territorial Force and then the Queens regiment at the end of the war. He received war medals in 1921 and was awarded the 1915 star in 1920. He served for six years and seven days. He was married in 1917 and died on 18 March 1925 aged 37. My great great grandfather Jacob Gerald Huchings served with the 703 Company, Labour Corps (RASE). I have his military record. Jacob was born in 1888. He served in France and survived the war. He was sent home due to some disability (recorded as 20% disability – code P38). It seems he applied for some sort of award (possibly a pension award for his wife) but this was rejected. He was married to Caroline Emma Hutchings. || || Painting of Thomas Hutchings and his mother Caroline Emma Hutchings on a piece of wood || Thomas Hutchings and his mother || Painting