Thanks for the story and photos Shipcompass! http://www.flickr.com/photos/glosters/
and http://www.flickr.com/photos/oiyou/ {pic 9} http://www.flickr.com/photos/siobhan_gorry/ {pic 1}
This mosaic is to the memory of Tom Wiltshire and his 6th Battalion of the "Gloucestershire Regiment" and of the many like him in the First World War and Second World War and others.
Lest We Forget
Original First World War Photos & Ephemera by Shipcompass
"Your Loving Son - Tom". Note on his shoulder "Gloucester" / " T" for Territorial / "6" for 6th Battalion
Tom joined the Gloucestershire Regiment in Bristol on the 8th September 1914 age 24 from the Territorials where he was No. 3121 and served throughout the Great War in the 1/6th Battalion. Posted to France on the 31st March 1915, Tom saw active service in France, Flanders and Italy serving as Private 265783. What follows is a selection of the cards etc sent to his young wife Lilian living in the Windmill Hill, Bedminster district of Bristol, the whole collection is now in the "Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum", Gloucester. Tom died in 1962 age 72.
Visit the Museum at: http://www.glosters.org.uk/
2 comments:
Annabelle forgive me for not visiting here earlier. I had not realised you were posting again..!
I love this...I do believe my Grandfather and his brothers who fought in WW1 were in the Gloucester Regiment. Granddad came home wounded, and his brother was killed on the Somme.They are always in my heart and on my mind in November.
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Forgive me Sheila. Lately I have been a terrible blogger. I'll pop over some time to see you and the others...miss you all!
Glad to see you liked the post thou.
Hard to not think of those who died and those who lived when right after Halloween a sea of red poppies spring in bloom in the cold month of November stirring everyone’s heart of the love these grand old fellows gave for each and every one of us. These posts are for soldiers like your granddad and your uncle.
Nice to hear from you.
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