I loved the way you wove together the stories of these two WW1 soldiers to illustrate their shared experiences. Your tabular display of their locations (assisted by AI) was a master stroke! This is a well constructed story, an exemplar for others to view. Keeping the central theme around the letters gave this story a poignant perspective!
These are such treasures. I have some postcards from WW1 which I must get around to writing about here. Unfortunately, the postcards don't have as much detail and depth as a letter would but treasures none the less. Some were sent in letters but where the letters went I don't know.
My great grandfathers letters went missing after my father died in 2000. I asked all the family, no one had seen them. They were eventually tracked down and given to me two years ago. I’ve now passed them on to my cousins son, (1st cousin once removed to get technical) for safe keeping. But not before I scanned and transcribed each one.
The letter in the AWM archives was such a treasure. I couldn’t believe it when I looked at Holden’s military records and saw that he was definitely on the same ship, same battalion. Truely amazing.
I loved the way you wove together the stories of these two WW1 soldiers to illustrate their shared experiences. Your tabular display of their locations (assisted by AI) was a master stroke! This is a well constructed story, an exemplar for others to view. Keeping the central theme around the letters gave this story a poignant perspective!
These are such treasures. I have some postcards from WW1 which I must get around to writing about here. Unfortunately, the postcards don't have as much detail and depth as a letter would but treasures none the less. Some were sent in letters but where the letters went I don't know.
My great grandfathers letters went missing after my father died in 2000. I asked all the family, no one had seen them. They were eventually tracked down and given to me two years ago. I’ve now passed them on to my cousins son, (1st cousin once removed to get technical) for safe keeping. But not before I scanned and transcribed each one.
Oh my - you definitely have treasure!! What a marvellous find to add to your family memorabilia.
The letter in the AWM archives was such a treasure. I couldn’t believe it when I looked at Holden’s military records and saw that he was definitely on the same ship, same battalion. Truely amazing.
What a treasure!
Absolutely. I’m still pinching myself.