The first letter is dated 10th Feb 1917 and is a letter from David Henry Taylor to his mother Fanny Taylor. The address is censored but he is with the B.E.F. in France. The last letter in this section is dated 9th July 1917 and is a letter from Fanny Taylor to her daughter Ethel [...]
WW1 Letter 15th Sept 1915 David Henry Taylor in London to Ginger (Ethel) Linn in USA WW1 research: Zeppelins, damage in London, insurance Dear Ginger, I have just returned from a holiday at Brighton and have had a glorious time there. Mum went to Chesham and afterwards to Watford and Polly [...]
Extracts from WW1 letter “Date Unknown, Year Doubtful” from David Henry Taylor in Hare Hall Camp, London to his sister Ginger (Ethel) Linn in USA. “At 6.30 physical drills until 7. Breakfast 7.45 consisting of porridge, boiled bacon, bread and margarine (if you are lucky) and marmalade (if there is any left). At 8.30 parades, which may [...]
Extracts from WW1 letter dated 4th November 1915 from David Henry Taylor in Balham, London to his sister Ginger (Ethel) Linn in USA. “I have been round to look at some of the damage. Then bomb in Chancery Lane fell in the road just outside Stone Buildings, by the Safe Deposit, smashed all the glass [...]
Extracts from WW1 letter dated 4th November 1915 from David Henry Taylor in Balham, London to his sister Ginger (Ethel) Linn in USA. “Earlier in the evening a passing man said to me, « Another Zep raid tonight » Then almost immediately two more booms, it struck me that it might be Zeps. Then there was [...]
The origin of the word ‘bangers’ (exploding sausages) 5th Sept 2014 Press Release: WW1 letter explodes A WW1 Beckenham family archive has brought to light the origin of the word “banger” [exploding sausage] previously thought to have come in to use in World War Two, possibly as early as 1919 [see Oxford English Dictionary and [...]
Extracts from WW1 letter “Date Unknown, Year Doubtful” From David Henry Taylor in Hare Hall Camp, London to his sister Ginger (Ethel) Linn in USA. “At 6.30 physical drills until 7 …. Breakfast 7.45 consisting of porridge, boiled bacon, bread and margarine (if you are lucky) and marmalade (if there is any left) [...]
Extracts from WW1 letter dated 4th November 1915 from David Henry Taylor in Balham, London to his sister Ginger (Ethel) Linn in USA. “I have been round to look at some of the damage …. Then bomb in Chancery Lane fell in the road just outside Stone Buildings, by the Safe Deposit, [...]
Extracts from WW1 letter dated 4th November 1915 from David Henry Taylor in Balham, London to his sister Ginger (Ethel) Linn in USA. “Earlier in the evening a passing man said to me, « Another Zep raid tonight » …. Then almost immediately two more booms, it struck me that it might be Zeps [...]
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