My grandfather, George Lines, was an Army reservist, so was called up on the outbreak of war. He was in the Royal Engineers. From his Medal Record he was in the 126th Field Company, although from his London Gazette entry he was attached to the 497th (Kent) Field Company. Royal Engineers Volunteers I don’t have… Continue reading George Edward Lines Official War Record
Month: June 2016
Letter from George Lines – back in Armentières
This was written from my Grandfather to my Grandmother, some time during the First World War. The letters are undated, but I hope to be able to work out a sequence, and some approximate dates. Note that this is a transcription, and some bits are a guess, and some bits of interest only to the… Continue reading Letter from George Lines – back in Armentières
Ode to a Nonagenarian
On the occasion of my Grandfathers 90th birthday my mother , Jane Lines, wrote the following poem – dated 28/1/78 Sonnet1 to a Nonagenarian Young George2 goes trotting off to school To Owen’s3 – for he is no fool ! There he gathers lots of prizes, Gilt-edged books, all shapes and sizes. To be an… Continue reading Ode to a Nonagenarian