Hi
Well firstly I,m female...so I wasnt sure if I would be kicked off as its a gentlemans club ...
My son belongs (Monkeyman 18)
I dont collect anything but my hobby for the last 15 years is family tree history which has included searching for war records
I have come to sites like this one for excellent advice on how to read and decipher war imformation
Joe my son who is in the photos collects WW1 memorabillia Amoungst his items are shrapnel from France, A WW2 picture of a butterfly made from the dust of the ruins of Berlin 1945 and a German helmet from Jersey.
He went on a tour to the Somme with his dad about 3 years ago
I purchased a watch for him from ebay that had an inscription inside ...
Wm C Giles from his dear boy willie killed paschendaele Ridge
Oct 10th 1917 I have been in contact with a guy who knows the great niece of this young man killed and I have found his war medal card and found the memorial stone he is named on in Tyne Cote cemetery Joe and his dad and his grandad whos nearly 86 hope to go and see it next year and to let Willie know his watch is safe and will be well looked after.