Category Archives: World War One

Trench in World War One

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German Submarine: World War One

Posted on February 18, 2014 by

In the peace negotiations that ended World War One Germany’s Imperial navy was  surrendered to the Allies. In the morning of April 15, 1919 this German submarine SM U  118 was on its way to Scapa Flow when it broke … Continue reading →

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Cloth Hall : Ypres -World War One

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(1917) A Letter Home…

Posted on February 16, 2014 by

A letter home; grandfather to his mother in Merrickville, Ontario.  The journal says that they traveled to England in 1916.  She and her daughter (Beatrice) must have gone home at some point. Leaving grandfather to remain in England. He must … Continue reading →

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Chapter 4: Grandfather’s Journal

Posted on February 16, 2014 by

We stayed for some time at a boarding house in Hampstead and while there met Mr Creswick and his family. An officer in Dad’s (sic) regiment brought them in to tea and I received an invitation to spend the next … Continue reading →

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