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This Terrible Ordeal
12 Nov 2013 10:26 pmI was invited to a book launch last week but, sadly, couldn't take time off work to go. The book in question was This Terrible Ordeal written by Matthew Richardson, a social historian who works for Manx National Heritage.
Why was I invited? Because I contributed to it!
Back in June last year I saw a request in a local paper for any information families held about members who had fought in WW1, or had been in one of the women's services, such as the FANY (Female Army Nursing Yeomanry), or munitions or whatever.
My great aunts had both been in one of the women's services and so I contacted Matthew, saying I had a family photo showing them in uniform - along with their older adopted brother/cousin, Charles Augustus Christian, in his uniform. I actually posted the picture in this post, along with a little bit about him.
I got a reply almost straight away - yes he would like to add the picture to the Manx National Heritage archive but even more exciting to him was the mention of Charles A Christian...
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As I had missed the launch, but am off work this week, I went along to the museum to buy a copy of 'This Terrible Ordeal' this afternoon. I mentioned to the gentleman working in the museum shop that I was really sorry to have missed the book launch, and he asked my name. When I told him he took out a large sheet of paper, found me on it, and handed me a free, signed, copy!
And Great Uncle Charlie's picture is on page 6, with some quotes from one of his letters home.
The great aunts? Their pictures will be in the exhibition next year, but they didn't make it into the book.
Why was I invited? Because I contributed to it!
Back in June last year I saw a request in a local paper for any information families held about members who had fought in WW1, or had been in one of the women's services, such as the FANY (Female Army Nursing Yeomanry), or munitions or whatever.
My great aunts had both been in one of the women's services and so I contacted Matthew, saying I had a family photo showing them in uniform - along with their older adopted brother/cousin, Charles Augustus Christian, in his uniform. I actually posted the picture in this post, along with a little bit about him.
I got a reply almost straight away - yes he would like to add the picture to the Manx National Heritage archive but even more exciting to him was the mention of Charles A Christian...
( Read more... )
As I had missed the launch, but am off work this week, I went along to the museum to buy a copy of 'This Terrible Ordeal' this afternoon. I mentioned to the gentleman working in the museum shop that I was really sorry to have missed the book launch, and he asked my name. When I told him he took out a large sheet of paper, found me on it, and handed me a free, signed, copy!
And Great Uncle Charlie's picture is on page 6, with some quotes from one of his letters home.
The great aunts? Their pictures will be in the exhibition next year, but they didn't make it into the book.
