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 [...]
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, [...]
Extract from WW1 letter dated 28th Dec 1915 From David Taylor to Ginger (Ethel) Linn in USA “…I don’t know if Mum has told you that I have joined the Army. I have joined up under Lord Derby’s scheme and shall be called up with my class….I had also joined previously the London University Officer [...]
Extract from WW1 letter dated 28th Sept 1916 From David Taylor to Ginger (Ethel) Linn in USA “…It is rather remarkable that I discovered quite by chance that my Captain is a member of the T Square Lodge and that there is another man in the next hut who is also a member there….Here in [...]
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) [...]
Extract from WW1 letter dated 6th February 1917 From Fanny Taylor (David’s mother) in Balham London to her daughter (and David’s sister) Ethel Linn in USA. “My darling Ethel, Just a line to tell you David started for France, he went off bright and early and it’s a beautiful sunny morning, he is very well. [...]
Extract from WW1 letter dated 19th Feb 1917 From May Muggridge to David Taylor “…went on to No 56 where Mrs Taylor was watching for me in the window, and I got a most hearty welcome from her and Peter. I have never seen Mrs Taylor looking better, and have never known her in a [...]
Extract from WW1 letter dated 28th March 1917 From David Taylor BEF France to May Muggridge in Beckenham “….When you are especially busy and have some particular thing on or perhaps the Germans are giving some trouble you will suddenly get a message asking how many rounds of ammunition you have, or how may picks [...]
Extract from WW1 letter dated 4th April 1917 From a soldier in the B.E.F in France to Ethel Linn in USA “Dear Friend, Just to let you know that I have received a issue of cigarettes from the Over Seas Club Tobacco Fund of which you have been subscribing to…and I thought it was my [...]
Extract from WW1 letter dated 26th April 1917 From David Taylor BEF France to May Muggridge Beckenham UK “ ….According to the latest rumour we are to have at least 3 more weeks at special training and probably more, not necessarily here but probably somewhere further along the line…We have been given instruction that we [...]