Another collage mosaic I made last year for Rememberance Day.
Again a huge thank you to Norman and to Tom Wiltshire and his family.
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.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glosters/
http://www.blogger.com/www.flickr.com/photos/siobhan_gorry/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oiyou/
Visit the museum at :
http://www.glosters.org.uk/
2 comments:
Hi Anabelle - this is lovely! We are just embarking on our own local heroes research project here in Alcester, Warks - could I have permission to use this image on a local poster?
So sorry to not notice your note till now. Of course you can , I would love that ;)
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