On Saturday evening I received a call from the local hospital to say that
my father, Bill Lamin, passed away peacefully in his sleep. He fought a
long batt...
9 years ago
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About Me
- Pte Harry Lamin
- Born in August 1887 in Awsworth Notts, to Henry and Sarah Lamin. Elder Sisters Catherine (Kate), Mary Esther and Sarah Anne(Annie) and Elder brother John (Jack). Educated at Awsworth Board School, just outside Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England. I served with honour in the 9th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment seeing front line action in Flanders and Northern Italy from the end of 1916 to January 1920.
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What a fantastic find the War Diary has been. I wasn't aware of such a document until almost a year into the project. After that it became the main source...14 years ago
The Royal Sanitary institute is now the Royal Society of Health and Hygiene
7:44 AM
The Royal Sanitary Institute is now the Royal Society for the promotion of health
7:46 AM
Hmmm: I would think that The Royal Sanitary Institute, essentially what we would term our modern day environmental health practitioners, is now the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
2:37 PM
God saw theirs sentiments while they were on war,God bless them
5:57 PM
Having seen several other letters from the same time period, I can say that it was not entirely unusual for people to sign their full names or do as Jack did even to people they knew intimately, e.g., a mother writing to a daughter.
4:08 AM
interessante qst blog..........