Just added – An original 99 year old letter written from the WW1 battlefields near Ypres, Belgium, to his parents & sisters by Charles Edward Reeder MM.

Tragically, 2 months later he was killed by a shell leaving a wife, parents, brothers and sisters behind.

While the content today may seem rather benign, concentrating on his brother Jack’s exploits elsewhere (Mesopotamia) and a burglary at home, he carefully avoids any detail about the situation of his battalion, relying on general comments such as ‘pushing old fritz’ out of existence.

He ends with: ‘I have nothing much in the way of news..’

Sparing his family the brutal truth tells us much about the bravery of soldiers like Charles who believed, rightly or wrongly, they were fighting for King & Country.

Much more information is available on Charles.  Just follow the links by his name in the ‘Wallace/Godwin section’

Thoughts/Comments very welcome..

Mike