Somewhere in Africa – 30th October 1917
Henry is still on the move, his brigade heading south to keep on the tail of von Lettow. I have just received a batch of your letters up to 19th
October 24, 2018
Henry is still on the move, his brigade heading south to keep on the tail of von Lettow. I have just received a batch of your letters up to 19th
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
RMS Walmer Castle – nearing Cape Town This finds us completing the second part of our voyage and we should be in port again the day after tomorrow. I wrote
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 was in the thick of the action in his last letter. Let’s see what happens next. I haven’t read any of these before I share them with you.
Diving right in with the latest letter from Henry Tod, ominously titled ‘In the Trenches’. I have rather a big budget this time [I think he means lots to tell]
Another instalment from Alexander Henry Tod’s letters home from France during WWI. I have your letters of 23rd November and 1st December. I think I have now received all your
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
Christmas is hectic in our household and I thought I might skip blogging for the week. Instead, I’ve decided to reproduce more my husband’s great uncle’s letters from somewhere in
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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