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24 October 1918 : Pte John S Lamberton
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Parents John and Jessie Lamberton. John was a cabinet maker in the employ of Messrs W Mackenzie & Co prior to the war. In January 1917, he was conscripted into the Army Service Corps, where he served under the number T/291090. John was sent to France in the summer of 1917 but soon transferred to the 11th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers w...
A Farewell to the Army Service Corps: The story of 'another' Ernest on the Piave
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Many of those with a passing interest in the First World War may be familiar with the semi-autobiographical account 'A Farewell to Arms' written by Ernest Hemingway which was first published in 1929. This tells the story of the activities of a soldier of the American Red Cross (in effect a thinly disguised Hemingway) on the Italian front in 1917...
The London Omnibus on the Home Front in WW1 - a talk by Roy Larkin
We welcome Roy again to the Branch when he will discuss 'The London Omnibus on the Home Front'. Roy's talk will include photographs. For more details, please check out our Twitter account nearer November