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Private Bertram Fussell, 1/14th London Scottish


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  Below is a draft  mini-biography from a local roll for Wanstead, in the east of London. Any GWF member is free to sue anything in it. Errors and clumsiness are all mine. Corrections welcome.

 

Where do we submit the papers Mike ? :P

An interesting story - especially so the obvious lack of blame on Lance Cpl Anderson. I have seen other courts of enquiry where similar outcomes have been arrived at, the negligence of the man who undertook the action being somewhat glossed over.

Craig

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2 hours ago, ss002d6252 said:

Where do we submit the papers Mike ? :P

 

   I am having reinforced concrete floors  fitted to cope with the weight of the voluminous corrections :wub:

      On a serious note, it is my intention to post "my" casualties as I write them up. This site is free to use and  content can be withdrawn or amended. Many other members have helped me out-including your good self. My base belief is that ALL my casualties have an interesting back story if I scratch down into the records. Hence, the number of queries on obscure points I put up. But if any of it saves a bit of legwork by someone else elsewhere, then so much the better. 

    Lance Corporal Anderson was a peacetime gardner at Kew Gardens and is remembered on their website, which is very good.

    A background problem to the mess that "Lives of the First World War" has become is that across time many of these websites will disappear and the access to information -so readily available now-will be lost.  But when one is a Board member at IWM, then the damage caused will not be apparent in any of the financial papers  at a meeting. As they say in the "Eye""- trebles all round.

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      On a serious note, it is my intention to post "my" casualties as I write them up. This site is free to use and  content can be withdrawn or amended. Many other members have helped me out-including your good self. My base belief is that ALL my casualties have an interesting back story if I scratch down into the records. Hence, the number of queries on obscure points I put up. But if any of it saves a bit of legwork by someone else elsewhere, then so much the better. 

    Lance Corporal Anderson was a peacetime gardner at Kew Gardens and is remembered on their website, which is very good.

    A background problem to the mess that "Lives of the First World War" has become is that across time many of these websites will disappear and the access to information -so readily available now-will be lost.  But when one is a Board member at IWM, then the damage caused will not be apparent in any of the financial papers  at a meeting. As they say in the "Eye""- trebles all round.

Good on you Mike - the more information in the public domain, the better.

Craig

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Just now, ss002d6252 said:

Good on you Mike - the more information in the public domain, the better.

Craig

 

   You may regret that Craig, I cannot see what the point is of doing any of this stuff if it does not at least draw some retrospective attention to the lives of those who are now just forgotten names on half-forgotten memorials. That was my objection to "Lives" going behind a pay wall. Ah well, only another 300 odd to finish....

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   You may regret that Craig, I cannot see what the point is of doing any of this stuff if it does not at least draw some retrospective attention to the lives of those who are now just forgotten names on half-forgotten memorials. That was my objection to "Lives" going behind a pay wall. .

I was one of those who tried the site when it was being tested pre-launch - I wasn't impressed and have been back only a few times since then.
 

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Ah well, only another 300 odd to finish...

Get posting is my response !

Craig

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I would merely observe that the description of the London Scottish as 'superior' is bang on.

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2 minutes ago, Steven Broomfield said:

I would merely observe that the description of the London Scottish as 'superior' is bang on.

 

   Have standards diminished since then Steven?  (Bound to say that I looked at a video on You Tube of LS marching for a Remembrance Day parade- in truth, they could have done with an RSM of the Guards shouting at them for a few minutes beforehand).

  Seriously- I have ,I think, 8 casualties of LS to finish- after which I will attempt to go over to LS HQ to see if there are any bits to finish- You offered ages ago to guide but I have been "Tom and Dick" a lot of the time- and I still have the Standing Orders of some horsey regiment to give to you- as I know vets down that way need their R and R after the good work they do looking after my 4 footed chums.

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