WW1 letter home 110 years ago

[ob]

My great uncle sent this letter home to his mother 110 years ago. Struggle to imagine what it might have been like and the horror. He got injured again and sent home but sneaked to France to work on railway to help war effort

 

[mackenzie]

I've researched my family history for decades and I'd love to have something like that. Treasure it, you are very lucky ;-)

 

[Saddleworth2]

My great uncle sent this letter home to his mother 110 years ago. Struggle to imagine what it might have been like and the horror. He got injured again and sent home but sneaked to France to work on railway to help war effort

My wife’s great uncle was killed at Passchendaele in 1917. His name was John O’Brien as well but he was in the Royal Scots and came from East Lothian.

 

[ob]

My wife’s great uncle was killed at Passchendaele in 1917. His name was John O’Brien as well but he was in the Royal Scots and came from East Lothian.

Another great uncle Robert O'Brien joined Highland Light infantry, was killed in action and buried in cemetery in Dundee

 

[kinkyblue]

We have 5 years of letters between my grandparents from Second World War, the family were evacuated from Singapore when the Japanese invaded and sent to Australia whilst he continued with the war. We found these after they had both passed and are amazing records of the war and family.

 

[mexico1970]

My great uncle sent this letter home to his mother 110 years ago. Struggle to imagine what it might have been like and the horror. He got injured again and sent home but sneaked to France to work on railway to help war effort

Brave bloke and only a young 'un at the time of him writing it, must have been a nightmare.

 

[christened at st marks]

My great Grandad was a warrant officer at Gallipoli he sent my Grandad and his brother over the top.
Can you imagine sending your two sons, both survived thank God

 

[Saddleworth2]

Another great uncle Robert O'Brien joined Highland Light infantry, was killed in action and buried in cemetery in Dundee

I traced my wife’s family tree and in all she had 4 great uncles who perished in ww1. A few years ago we took trips to both Belgium/France and Berlin to pay respects at their war graves. One of them was a POW who died of Spanish flu 3 days before the end of the war. Ypres was rebuilt stone by stone and has a very good war museum. The sacrifices made in both wars are very humbling. Freedom against tyranny was bought by two generations of men and women. God forbid we are ever faced with similar and I wonder if we collectively would be as patriotic and brave as they were.
One thing that struck me mate was the war cemeteries in Europe are absolutely kept pristine. That is some tribute after more than 100 years.