tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846951627670296696.post6322317595943126584..comments2023-05-22T12:38:32.190+01:00Comments on Far From the Madding Crowd: Remembering My Great GrandfatherLinda Yarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03804368844243909168noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846951627670296696.post-66254631084041126222014-08-05T22:34:52.389+01:002014-08-05T22:34:52.389+01:00Thankyou Richard and Roy. I have seen the site &#...Thankyou Richard and Roy. I have seen the site 'Poole at War' and found Walter Dolman. He had a brother, Ernest Dolman, who died from his wounds 17th June 1919 age 25. He is buried in Poole Cemetery.Linda Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804368844243909168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846951627670296696.post-1230194744921693312014-08-05T18:52:31.585+01:002014-08-05T18:52:31.585+01:00Hi Lyn, check this link.
http://www.pooleatwar.co...Hi Lyn, check this link.<br /><br />http://www.pooleatwar.com/go/roh/ref/R3FAD04EF12C14/<br /><br />Fortunately for me, my Father served in the Royal Field Artillery during the whole of WW1 in France and Belgium and survived. Sadly, far too many didn't and they were the cream of out country at that time.<br />Roy Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054701497328213666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846951627670296696.post-45097856233402911762014-08-05T09:50:42.293+01:002014-08-05T09:50:42.293+01:00A very poignant post, particularly with that well-...A very poignant post, particularly with that well-chosen image, Linda.<br /><br />It's with thanks to your Great Grandfather, and the many thousands of young men like him who gave their lives in that terrible conflict, that we are able to enjoy the life that we do today.<br /><br />Let us hope that this world never sees times like that again, although my faith in humanity is fading fast!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.com