tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post5111549794384226206..comments2024-03-22T10:01:23.989+00:00Comments on Wargaming for Grown-ups: 1st July 1916 - One Hundred Years OnTrebianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-84325958629072613102016-07-02T15:26:03.201+01:002016-07-02T15:26:03.201+01:00He wrote an account of his experiences of the Grea...He wrote an account of his experiences of the Great War because he thought it was important to write it down. The first, longer, version we believe was thrown out/cleared away by my Grandmother.<br /><br />He wrote one main narrative, but he also wrote down other fragments and accounts as he remembered things and also for other members of the family.<br /><br />What I did was pull them all together into a coherent story and circulated the whole thing round the family. If you haven't had a look already, go and read this blog: http://wargaming4grownups.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/my-grandfathers-favourite-war-story.html<br /><br />It contains his favourite story, which he told many times.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-11751226535869510492016-07-02T14:44:31.764+01:002016-07-02T14:44:31.764+01:00Fascinating and nicely written.
Did he write his ...Fascinating and nicely written.<br /><br />Did he write his memoirs or just fragments at your/someone else's request?<br />Thanks<br />AndrewRumblestriphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15458538310473447360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-83924487014672718362016-07-02T09:39:47.634+01:002016-07-02T09:39:47.634+01:00I'm very lucky that there is no name on a monu...I'm very lucky that there is no name on a monument for our family.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-80367634756347717112016-07-02T09:37:04.234+01:002016-07-02T09:37:04.234+01:00Thank you for posting this. There will be many wh...Thank you for posting this. There will be many who lost relatives on that dreadful day who have no account of their own to tell of the realities of war for the lions led by donkeys.Elenderilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950182992274113214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-11248264530587006442016-07-01T20:30:07.716+01:002016-07-01T20:30:07.716+01:00I'll see what I can do.... ;-)I'll see what I can do.... ;-)<br />Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-12498494832305839462016-07-01T20:10:46.214+01:002016-07-01T20:10:46.214+01:00That would bee wonderful to read.That would bee wonderful to read.Benjamin of Wighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03638987247523360801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-16381855699746498852016-07-01T19:39:06.105+01:002016-07-01T19:39:06.105+01:00My pleasure. My Grandad signed on in London on the...My pleasure. My Grandad signed on in London on the 7th September, and was sent to Pontefract on the 9th. He'd never been to the North before.<br /><br />He left an account of his enlistment. I will post it at some point in the future.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-69300933565693966862016-07-01T19:01:00.665+01:002016-07-01T19:01:00.665+01:00Thank You from a Dewsbury lad.Thank You from a Dewsbury lad.Benjamin of Wighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03638987247523360801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-15474173869867236952016-07-01T15:41:53.936+01:002016-07-01T15:41:53.936+01:00Thank you. I think he would be pleased to know his...Thank you. I think he would be pleased to know his words were being read today.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-59045231568747465592016-07-01T15:15:24.244+01:002016-07-01T15:15:24.244+01:00Trebian - absolutely brilliant... many thanks for...Trebian - absolutely brilliant... many thanks for sharing that...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-64984965158924052502016-07-01T14:03:27.342+01:002016-07-01T14:03:27.342+01:00My privilege. It is wonderful to be able to keep h...My privilege. It is wonderful to be able to keep his memory alive.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-37155095316014898092016-07-01T14:02:43.804+01:002016-07-01T14:02:43.804+01:00I knew what you meant.
He was a lovely, lovely ma...I knew what you meant.<br /><br />He was a lovely, lovely man.<br />Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-59752400523734400442016-07-01T14:01:07.492+01:002016-07-01T14:01:07.492+01:00Thank you for sharing your grandfather's recol...Thank you for sharing your grandfather's recollections. Extremely moving words. Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-56151516328046571692016-07-01T13:57:31.345+01:002016-07-01T13:57:31.345+01:00I meant Men not Me - bad keyboard skillsI meant Men not Me - bad keyboard skillsEric the Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679305263405486078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-36093168067088793572016-07-01T13:56:50.600+01:002016-07-01T13:56:50.600+01:00Inspirational...this country owes me like your gra...Inspirational...this country owes me like your grandfather a great deal<br /><br />thank you for sharingEric the Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679305263405486078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-59954689561305254492016-07-01T13:38:56.832+01:002016-07-01T13:38:56.832+01:00It makes me cry whenever I read it. I can hear his...It makes me cry whenever I read it. I can hear his voice in my head, & see him in his armchair by the fireplace.<br /><br />I'm so lucky he came back.<br />Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-79705630984128551772016-07-01T12:23:36.326+01:002016-07-01T12:23:36.326+01:00I've read every word- stories such as your Gra...I've read every word- stories such as your Grandfathers should not be forgotten-his writing brings it all back as if yesterday.KEV. Robertson.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03057624752614080866noreply@blogger.com