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Pte 20003 Patrick Dillon, my grandfather.
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Site best viewed with display set to 1024 x 768
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News & Updates
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I have added some photos to the page for Sgt H Davenport; killed serving with 9th Battalion in Italy, 15th June 1918. Also, Private John Hill was his brother-in-law, and he was killed in 1917. This is an interesting story and I have added a page to cover it.
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Site updated 29th June, 2008.
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 If you want a start with researching a family member who served in the army in WW1, have a quick look at the ‘Research’
page that I have added.
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Using Amazon tools a fully functional Online Bookshop has been added to the site. This gives a large selection of books and DVDs. All transactions are with Amazon, using their distribution, payments and security systems. Please take a look.
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Site by John Dillon. Please contact me with comments and corrections.
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There is a new permanent Button on the left of the page giving access to the new Online Bookstore.
There is a Site Map button below.
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My grandfather was a private soldier in the First World War. He served with the York & Lancaster Regiment, in the 2nd, 6th and 10th Battalions. Between them those units saw service in Gallipoli, Egypt and the Western Front in France. He joined in September 1915 and was taken prisoner of war in March 1918. This site tells some of his story, as well as that of the battalions.
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I have visited the battlefields of the Somme and Verdun with Professor Richard Holmes, and have included pages with photos for those who may be interested.
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Use the drop down menu below to choose one of the battles detailed on the site, use the ‘GO’ button to go direct to it.
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Away from noise of battle,
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Away from bombs and shells,
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I’ll lie where browse the cattle,
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Or pluck the purple bells;
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I’ll lie among the heather,
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And watch the distant plain,
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Through all the summer weather,
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Nor go to fight again.
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The last verse of the poem “When the last long trek is over”, by Lieutenant Alec de Candole, 4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment.
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Two days after writing the poem, he was killed on 4th September, 1918.
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I have included the address of a B&B near Ypres if anyone is looking for a place to stay on a trip over there. I have not been to the Cherry Blossom myself, but you could ring them and find out what they have to offer. The address is on the WW1 Battlefields page.
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