Our family story, handed down by our parents, was that their Uncle Frank joined up twice under-age and was twice brought home by his parents. He joined up again when old enough and served in the Royal Field Artillery with the rank of Gunner. He died on 11th November 1918 - Armistice Day - in a field hospital near Lille, from influenza. As with many such stories, his family received a telegram telling that he was ill, the telegram arriving after he had actually died. Another telegram reporting his death arrived a few days later, just as the world was celebrating the Peace. The irony of his death from 'natural causes', on Armistice Day, after joining up three times, has never been lost on his Great Nephews and Great Niece. His sister Alice was our Grandmother and the home address of his parents, shown on his record on this site, was our Grandma's home when we were children.

William Nuttall