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Friday, 6 April 2012

2nd Lt Clifford G Rust, RAF

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I snapped the photo above when I met Clifford Goldsworthy Rust at his home in Chelmsford on the 11th September 1981.  As I now remark, tw...
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Saturday, 18 February 2012

370713 Cpl Bill Howell, 8th London Regiment

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I see from my notes that I interviewed Bill Howell at his home in Hanwell, West London, in November 1986 when he was then aged 92.  Back ...
Sunday, 1 January 2012

370395 Pte Francis George Seddon, 8th London Regt

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I interviewed Francis Seddon in November 1986 when he was then aged 89.  Born on the 11th June 1897, Francis - always known as Frank - had ...
Friday, 25 November 2011

25907 Dvr James Goodson, RFA

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I interviewed James Goodson on the 5th November 1988 at the Royal Star & Garter Home in Richmond-upon-Thames.  James was born in Beth...
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Monday, 12 September 2011

200209 A/Cpl Archie Walter Parker, 4th Suffolk Regt

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I never met Archie Parker, but I received several letters from him in 1987 and 1988 and the following extracts are taken from these. "M...
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Sunday, 11 September 2011

9732 Pte Stan Brown, 1st Leics, later 32526 1st South Staffs

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Stan Brown was the second Great War veteran I ever interviewed. I met him in 1981 and visited him many times until his death in 1987. A Sout...
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Sunday, 28 August 2011

Lt Frederick Mason Matthews 2/1st Essex Yeomanry

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Frederick Mason Matthews was one of the first Great War veterans I interviewed, and I see from my notes that I met him at his home in Grea...
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