Lest We Forget… Pt. 3
[The final episode in my serialization of my Great-Grandfathers WWI Diary - written while he was a machine gunner in France. Also see Part 1, and Part 2.]
Lest We Forget… Pt. 2
[Continuing my serialization of my Great-Grandfathers WWI Diary - written while he was a machine gunner in France. Also see part 1.]
Lest We Forget…
Tomorrow is November 11th, and it was on this day, the best part of a century ago now, that the Great War was officially ended. It is now the day we remember, and respect, those who have fought, and fallen, in battle.
I’m not exactly a supporter of the military, but I respect those who believe enough in the cause to enlist and fight. I certainly respect those who fought during both World Wars.
In honor of these men and women, and to remember my personal connection with the war, I present the diary of my great-grandfather. Not the one who you may have seen in my restored photos, but the other side of my family. I transcribed his diary before I left the UK. He wrote it after the war, but while the events were fresh in his mind.
I’ll be serializing it in 3 parts over this weekend, the story is equal parts informative, horrific, and illuminating. Here is the beginning.