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Photos from the Somme to Galliopli and Vimy Ridge
Scans of snaps that
offer insight to the past
Antiques and The ring that survived
objects
Show off your family heirlooms,
mementos and retro curios Gallipoli and the Somme
Letters from the past
Old correspondence can hold a wealth of
historical info and fascinating stories Jordan Vickers ride a horse and drive a gun carriage. One day he
News clippings The story of this ring begins was taking part in an exercise in Seaton Carew
Articles reporting on iconic events back on my great-grandfather when he witnessed two men get into difficulty
Herbert Vickers’s 18th birthday
while swimming in the sea. My great–grandfather
Amazing stories in 1914. He received it as a – along with his friend, W Howard – then drove the
Interesting or insightful tales passed present from his parents, and horse and gun carriage into the water and brought
down from your ancestors little did he know that it would the pair out alive.
Eyewitness accounts remain with him through the After the Army Service Corps, Herbert joined
Did you witness a historic event in darkest years of his life. He signed up to fight at up with an infantry regiment and, of course,
his faithful ring came with him. While with the
the very beginning of World War I while on a
person? Share it today Scout meeting. This came as a shock to his mother, infantry he served in various battles such as the
Family trees who fainted as he walked up the drive in his new Somme, Gallipoli and Vimy Ridge. He was also
A chance to boast about famous or uniform. He was placed in the Army Service Corps involved with fighting in Salonika. On the first
significant ancestors and soon began training as he was taught how to day of the Somme, Herbert and his friend were
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