Deborah Lundbech's photos with the keyword: World War 1

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Wedding photo of Ivy Howard and Len Gregory. This is my mother's Uncle Len, my grandfather's brother. His granddaughter, told me that he was a fireman in civilian life and then stayed in London during the blitz in WW2 as a firefighter. In WW1 he was in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and his dog tags give the number 40877RDF (The following from fulvue on Flickr - thank you, and thanks to art nahpro for infomation, too.) From the National Archives: Description Medal card of Gregory, Leonard Corps Regiment No Rank Royal Dublin Fusiliers 40877 Private Date 1914-1920 Catalogue reference WO 372/8 As the war went on men were placed in regiments according to numerical need, and bore no relation to their own origins. Jocks in English regiments, English in Welsh and so on.

Sent to me by Laura whose grandfather Len was also my grandfather William's brother. This is my grandfather's next oldest brother, Arthur. Arthur, the second oldest son, was killed - actually, died from his wounds. His parents went to find out the status of their son, George, who had also been injured and discovered that both their middle sons (Arthur and George) were dead. One of the countless tragic stories. Arthur's fiancee eventually married his brother - my grandfather, William - but kept a photograph of Arthur in her jewelry box until she died.