2nd Ypres – Doing Our Bit

2nd Ypres

By Jakealoo on May 13, 2016 ( 17 Comments )

The Long and Winding Road

In a matter of days I will stand next to my great-grandfather’s grave in a quiet churchyard on the Wirral. He disappeared in 1920, just months after returning from the […]

By Jakealoo on April 30, 2015 ( Leave a comment )

Remembering Pte. Wilfred Harrison, 8th Battalion CEF

Wilfred Harrison, a Private in the 8th Battalion (90th Winnipeg Rifles) CEF died at the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley 100 years ago today. Wilfred was my first cousin (3x removed), […]