tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107598048931139736.post667738738566668124..comments2023-11-05T12:12:26.915+00:00Comments on Jean Bull's Writing Blog: Remembering the Centenary of the Outbreak of the First World WarJean Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805479454940218153noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107598048931139736.post-78190509673495473372014-08-05T16:18:49.241+01:002014-08-05T16:18:49.241+01:00And no, I haven't read 'Birdsong' yet,...And no, I haven't read 'Birdsong' yet, but I have it on my shelf.Jean Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805479454940218153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107598048931139736.post-43980481497401242062014-08-05T16:17:42.217+01:002014-08-05T16:17:42.217+01:00Thanks, Julia. Ancestry is a really good website t...Thanks, Julia. Ancestry is a really good website to trace your granddads' experiences in the First World War. You do have to pay, but it's well worth it!Jean Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805479454940218153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107598048931139736.post-91655637168675788492014-08-05T15:56:57.095+01:002014-08-05T15:56:57.095+01:00Thank you for sharing this, Jean. Both my granddad...Thank you for sharing this, Jean. Both my granddads were involved in some way, but I don't know any of the details. I think we forget how young they all were. Have you read 'Birdsong'? Oh my.Julia Thorleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485301135194085398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107598048931139736.post-53472334067030995522014-08-03T18:38:06.424+01:002014-08-03T18:38:06.424+01:00Thank you, Rosemary. Like most people, he wouldn&#...Thank you, Rosemary. Like most people, he wouldn't talk about his war experiences, so it was interesting to find out what really happened. I even found his army discharge form with his familiar writing and signature.Jean Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805479454940218153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107598048931139736.post-58955185005208295072014-08-03T17:01:54.061+01:002014-08-03T17:01:54.061+01:00It's so sad to think of all those lost young m...It's so sad to think of all those lost young men - but how lovely to have those details of your father's part in it, Jean.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.com