Ban the Wasp started up as a repository for family history, thanks to a chance remark at a wedding, made by Marika Kennedy. I added in what was known about my mother’s uncles, two of whom were killed in the 14 – 18 war.
There is a lot of awareness around the 100th anniversary of the start of this awful conflict which changed the world. I am therefore just going to place some links below to relevant articles, in case anyone wants to remind themselves.
Song for Harry Patch, the last surviving Tommy.
27.07.09 A weekend in Glasgow, of which more anon. In the midst of it all, sitting in a shop on Sauchiehall Street which sells salads and pianos, we heard that Harry Patch had died. I read Harry’s book earlier this year. If you can, catch the poem written for him by Andrew Motion. Harry was the last Tommy from World War I.