It’s been months since Henry’s written to his family. I’m sure they were worried sick. Nabungo, G.E.A. – 2nd October 1917 It is a long time since I had an
Let’s see how things go now that Henry has arrived at his new location. It’s a long post and a continuation of yesterday’s. Letters are more likely to fall into
It occurs to me that November 11th will mark 100 years since the armistice ending World War One. And as such, it seems fitting for Henry Tod’s war experience to
What has happened to Henry Tod and where is the RMS Walmer Castle going? 1st January 1917 My dear Father and Mother, When you see this you will be wondering,
Henry Tod’s letters home have an unexplained gap of more than six months and unfortunately, there is no one alive to ask for details. We’ll pick up the story in
On Tuesday, we left Alexander Henry Tod – known as Henry – announcing his baptism of fire in the trenches … It was in the afternoon and we had just
My husband was digging through a few boxes of his family’s historical records last week and came across a series of letters written from one of Ian’s great uncles to what
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