tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post6869391127203821095..comments2023-03-31T08:26:17.996-07:00Comments on Hanging On My Word: Your Loving Brother, SamLittle Nellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-78877024514358433832014-01-23T19:40:02.306-08:002014-01-23T19:40:02.306-08:00Reading these stories of soldiers serving in WW 1,...Reading these stories of soldiers serving in WW 1, I just keep remembering that song about Christmas on the front when the German and English soldiers stopped fighting for a day to celebrate. If only that day could replace all the fighting and killing and laying up of anger leading to the next war and on and on.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-87214883048787280632014-01-22T06:57:44.106-08:002014-01-22T06:57:44.106-08:00Sam did so well to survive so many great battles.....Sam did so well to survive so many great battles....& what irony that he survived yet his War Record was destroyed in WW2.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-77918759465905360362014-01-20T10:00:16.519-08:002014-01-20T10:00:16.519-08:00A fine accounting. Too too many of these undocume...A fine accounting. Too too many of these undocumented heroes. Thanks for the post.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-75345046632667386812014-01-20T09:24:00.393-08:002014-01-20T09:24:00.393-08:00Good for him if he got to come home, and unscathed...Good for him if he got to come home, and unscathed by the experience. <br />I had a great uncle who came back a changed man, apparently. <br />He never talked about it, I was told.Bruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-39335315558716623462014-01-20T04:30:47.873-08:002014-01-20T04:30:47.873-08:00It seems to be a universal phenomenon that kids ar...It seems to be a universal phenomenon that kids are closer to one set of grandparents than the other, at least it seems that way in my family as in yours. The postcard and your brother's research most certainly have given you a different picture of your grandfather. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-7850849666753376122014-01-20T04:09:32.653-08:002014-01-20T04:09:32.653-08:00A great story! Last year a relative in NZ showed m...A great story! Last year a relative in NZ showed me a book that had been compiled of the many letters written home by her uncle to his sister, right up until a few days before he was killed, which she had lovingly typed up. I only wished I could have read it through properly, but unfortunately I was only there for a short time. I did manage to find a brief mention of their cousin who also served, and who was my grandfather.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-13252236720140066862014-01-20T04:05:59.904-08:002014-01-20T04:05:59.904-08:00The sleepy street postcard is certainly a contrast...The sleepy street postcard is certainly a contrast to the story of his fight through Europe you tell. Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-58724380625142731712014-01-20T04:04:45.485-08:002014-01-20T04:04:45.485-08:00A wonderful post Marilyn, the story of not just yo...A wonderful post Marilyn, the story of not just your family but so many ordinary families of the time. I know 1914 was really just another year, but it does seem like such a tipping point in history.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-62152524061399952792014-01-19T19:59:22.277-08:002014-01-19T19:59:22.277-08:00A fine tribute post. Reading your description of S...A fine tribute post. Reading your description of Sam's movements during the war, I was reminded of a book I read last year of a WW1 soldier's diary that had a very similar experience going from the Somme to Italy and back. It's called "Sapper Martin - The Secret Great War Diary of Jack Martin" It is a very personal story that captures the common soldier's viewpoint of the war. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-87979207744512712792014-01-18T14:39:50.418-08:002014-01-18T14:39:50.418-08:00Isn't it enjoyable to discover little things w...Isn't it enjoyable to discover little things we never do about people, especially our relatives. I've been doing my own reaching again in our family's backgrounds and it's quite surprising the things I never knew. I do remember that ahead post, it was interesting too. It's good to see he had such a big heart too, drawing those hearts is really wonderful, coming from a man!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-8438927251373420502014-01-18T14:18:27.295-08:002014-01-18T14:18:27.295-08:00Great Story. Glad Granddad Sam made it home. Won...Great Story. Glad Granddad Sam made it home. Wonder why only 15 kisses?luvlinenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729397083701730823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-90332246026182028412014-01-18T13:32:23.997-08:002014-01-18T13:32:23.997-08:00The photo of the Northumberland Fusiliers is so r...The photo of the Northumberland Fusiliers is so reflective of that era, complete with drummer. He went through a lot in the 5 years he was involved in the War. Could that have affected him and made him less "conversational"? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-10482972876984711162014-01-18T11:39:52.964-08:002014-01-18T11:39:52.964-08:00A beautiful tribute to Sam. and the photographs an...A beautiful tribute to Sam. and the photographs and postcards must be very precious. My grandfather too fought at Paschendaele and when he wrote home addressed the card to "Blighty". . ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-15861603851864489022014-01-18T09:52:54.219-08:002014-01-18T09:52:54.219-08:00He was in a lot of battles, you're indeed luck...He was in a lot of battles, you're indeed lucky your family branch exists today. Looking at the Northumberland Fusiliers photo I wonder how many survived the war... Rob From Amersfoorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126935681056217032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-53596397798316371532014-01-18T08:19:28.306-08:002014-01-18T08:19:28.306-08:00I have a hard time imagining serving so long. His ...I have a hard time imagining serving so long. His handwriting is some of the best I have seen on a postcard!Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-16803306063759617542014-01-18T06:48:28.761-08:002014-01-18T06:48:28.761-08:00Sam was certainly in the thick of things at Somme,...Sam was certainly in the thick of things at Somme, Paschendale and Ypres. Good to know he made it home.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com