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First World War POWs - New Blog Post

  • ral104 by ral104 moderator, scientist

    https://www.facebook.com/OperationWarDiary/posts/763412850408976:0

    Suggested by @fisfiris, our new blog post gives an overview of what life was like for prisoners during the First World War.

    If anybody has any suggestions for future blog post subjects, do let us know!

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  • marie.eklidvirginmedia.com by marie.eklidvirginmedia.com

    Suggestion for new blog post: The awful conditions in the trenches.

    The Author of the Diary for the 2nd Btn Gordon Highlanders describes these on following pages. He seems to be lost for words. http://talk.operationwardiary.org/#/subjects/AWD0001n73 (last 3 lines for 25 Nov 1916).

    Also the following page - which concerns a rescue of men from the awful mud. (1st para. ). I have commented on both these pages in the comments box . http://talk.operationwardiary.org/#/subjects/AWD0001na9

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  • ral104 by ral104 moderator, scientist

    Great suggestion - thanks Marie!

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  • fisfiris by fisfiris

    Thank you ral104! The link in your blog led me to my father's records in seconds - what a success!

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  • ral104 by ral104 moderator, scientist

    Excellent! I'm glad it was useful.

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  • marie.eklidvirginmedia.com by marie.eklidvirginmedia.com in response to ral104's comment.

    Suggestions for a new blog post. Talbot House – Poperinghe.

    I think this would make a good article. Talbot House was a place for rest and recreation for the men to go to in WW1. I believe hundreds of men passed through the door of this house. There was once a visitors book for them to sign. Unfortunately, I believe it is not there now. Although I was told by someone that the warden has a blackboard with quite a lot of names on it.

    This house is still the same as it was all those years ago in WW1. There is a Chapel and beautiful garden (which the men would have enjoyed –after the horrors of the trenches . The history of this is very interesting. The following link gives details of the owner and the house itself.

    http://www.greatwar.co.uk/ypres-salient/museum-talbot-house-history.htm

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  • ral104 by ral104 moderator, scientist

    Thanks, Marie. What a great suggestion! I'll add it to the list of upcoming blog posts.

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