My Gran, Phoebe Amelia Blackwood, married Pte Albert Rice in 1915, he was killed in action March 1918. Their firstborn Phoebe died at birth in 1916. Their son, my dad's brother Eddie Rice was born four months after Gran was widowed on 12 July 1918. Gran's second husband Pte Albert Jackson, was also killed later in World War One. Their son, Pte Ronald Jackson of the Gloucestershire Regiment was born in 1922 and later killed by enemy action (air raid casualty) on 6 Dec 1940 in Bristol. Gran married a third time, to my Grandad, 2141091 Pte Robert James Hindle, Pioneer Corps who was tragically killed in World War Two on 18 May 1945 in a battle accident whilst serving in Western Europe, and is buried in Sage Cemetery W Germany. My dad, Pte Leonard Robert Hindle also served in World War Two as did his brothers Clifford and John who also survived. They had 3 sisters Frances, Doreen and Nora. This is in memory of my beloved Granny Hindle and the tragedies that she lost and survived. Gran died in Yeovil Somerset in 1967.

Sandie Hindle