There are Four new research pages this week in WW1 Lives, two cavalry soldiers, an officer from the King’s Royal Rifle Corps and a soldier from the Suffolk Regiment. Click on the Description Heading to discover more on their lives.
A Victim of a Pandemic
Robert Chaworth-Musters was a well educated Officer from Nottinghamshire who enlisted early in the war. Rewarded for his bravery, his young life was cut short a month before the end of the conflict by a hidden enemy. To find out more of his story click the above heading.
Southampton War Hospital
‘Tommie’ Gillan was in his early 20’s when he joined the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), a cavalry regiment, sometime before the start of the war, his unit was one the first to go to France / Flanders and shortly thereafter he was under fire. He fought for several years, until he was wounded south-west of Cambrai, France and evacuated to the Southampton War Hospital. To find out more about his story click on the above heading.
An Irish Dragoon
Birmingham born Charles Swingler was a Sign-Writer before he answered the call to arms. He was to die before a major attack. His mother later moved to Canada along with many of her children. To find out more of his story click the above heading.
A Suffolk Farm Boy
Harry Briggs, was born and brought up at Chelmondiston near Ipswich, Suffolk. His father died at 5 years old and his mother later re-married. He joined the 2nd Suffolks in 1914 and received a ‘Blighty’ wound around June 1915. To find out more about his story click on the above heading.
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