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.
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...
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...
Incredible. This is more worthy of posterity than probably most of the stuff on the Internet (mine included). Our history is important and this blog really brings it alive. Thanks.
Your cool site gets too many comments for my slow computer. Somehow I managed to sign up and have all the commments forwarded to me. Could you please advise me how to stop these from coming? Thank you and keep up the good work. Gypsy at heart
that # - signs are definitely censorings! nice work you do!
Cool!
1:47 AM
Oui, c'est pas mal
8:44 AM
Incredible. This is more worthy of posterity than probably most of the stuff on the Internet (mine included). Our history is important and this blog really brings it alive. Thanks.
3:36 PM
Your cool site gets too many comments for my slow computer. Somehow I managed to sign up and have all the commments forwarded to me. Could you please advise me how to stop these from coming?
Thank you and keep up the good work.
Gypsy at heart
7:39 PM
uh ok