My father, Roger Lines, had been interested in trees since he did his Scout Forester badge. He noted the trees he saw while serving in India, and after his return he took a degree in Forestry at Bangor. He joined the Forestry Commission, based in Edinburgh, and wrote this letter home, a week after he… Continue reading Roger Lines writing from the Atholl Hotel, after a week at work
Roger Lines, at the end of his first day at work.
My Father, Roger Lines, managed to land his dream job of working for the Forestry Commission in Edinburgh, after gaining a First Class Honours degree in Forestry from Bangor. He wrote home after his first day at work (I will update this if I can work out when that was), to update his parents. Atholl… Continue reading Roger Lines, at the end of his first day at work.
Arrived Safely in Salonica in 1918
My Great Aunt Margaret volunteered as a Civilian Red Cross Nurse in 1918, traveling to Serbia via Salonica (Thessalonica) to work at the military hospital in Sarajevo. The post ‘Margaret Box, nursing in Salonica and Serbia‘ acts as an index to the letters she wrote. On 20th October she sent a telegram to her father,… Continue reading Arrived Safely in Salonica in 1918
Margaret Box, Somewhere in France in September 1918
Previous Index Next Margaret Box, my Great Aunt, traveled to Serbia as a nurse in 1918. Following on from her previous letter, where she was leaving Southampton on the 17th September, she writes this one on the morning of the 18th, from ‘Somewhere in France’. She would have been a long way from the battle… Continue reading Margaret Box, Somewhere in France in September 1918
Margaret Box leaving from Southampton
Previous Index Next My Great Aunt, Margaret Box, went nursing in Serbia 1918-19, towards the end of the First World War. This post is an index of the letters she wrote home and other documents related to her travels. On 17th September 1918 she set sail from Southampton, heading for France at the start of… Continue reading Margaret Box leaving from Southampton
Inoculations, Suffrage and People’s Votes
Previous Index Next On Saturday I, along with many others, went to London to campaign for a People’s Vote on the Brexit deal. The whole Brexit issue is contentious and I feel it is important for politicians to know that they are being scrutinised. This is particularly since the right to vote is, in historical… Continue reading Inoculations, Suffrage and People’s Votes
Margaret Box – another letter from Bralo, October 1918
Previous Index Next This is one of a series of letter written by my Great Aunt, Margaret Box while she was nursing in Salonica and Serbia in 1918/19 at the end of the First World War. This letter is written to her mother from the 49th Stationary Hospital, in Bralos, Greece on 11th October 1918,… Continue reading Margaret Box – another letter from Bralo, October 1918
Margaret Box letter from Southern Italy – September 1918
Previous Index Next On the 30th September 1918 my Great Aunt Margaret Box wrote to her Mother from 79 General Hospital, Italy, which was in Taranto, an important Italian naval base. This follows on from her letter from Rome, and is part of the story of her adventures nursing in Solonica and Serbia. c/o 79… Continue reading Margaret Box letter from Southern Italy – September 1918
Margaret Box letter from Rome – September 1918
Previous Index Next My Great Aunt, Margaret Box, traveled as a Nurse to Salonica and Serbia (where the First World War was still being fought), wrote many letters home, which fortunately have been preserved. This article, entitled Margaret Box, nursing in Salonica and Serbia, acts as an index to her letters and puts them into… Continue reading Margaret Box letter from Rome – September 1918
The Will of Joseph Lines
My Great Grandfather, Joseph Lines (1848-1931) clearly possessed a strength of character. His father, Abel Lines (1807-1877) had been variously a Fur Skin Dresser, Smith, Steel Worker, Porter and Furrier. Joseph’s elder brother George (1841-1921) trained as a carpenter, and started making wooden horses. His sisters were in domestic service until they married or died.George… Continue reading The Will of Joseph Lines