First World War stories
Our senior historian, Dr Andrew Hann, has worked with the genealogists at Findmypast to uncover just a couple of wartime stories, reflecting on the lives of three First World War soldiers.
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John Glasson Thomas
Discover the story of John Glasson Thomas, who was stationed at Pendennis Castle, Cornwall, during the First World War.
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Sergeant John Robert McMellon
Find out about Sergeant John Robert McMellon, one of the soldiers who spent time at Wrest Park Hospital in April 1916.
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Auberon Herbert
Read about the extraordinary life of this First-World-War soldier who was also a baron, a rower, a journalist and a government minister.
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