Apologies and Sad News

Dear all, This is my first post on my father's blog. He has asked me to write to you all to update you with what's been going on for...

Britain's Last WWI Veteran Dies at the Age of 110

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/world-war-1-hero-claude-choules-our-oldest-man-to-turn-110/story-e6frg12c-1226050397048

Our Last Doughboy Passes On

From The Washington Post : In 1917 and 1918, close to 5 million Americans served in World War I, and Mr. Buckles, a cordial fellow of gentle...

He Made It! Happy Birthday, Frank!

WWI veteran to celebrate 110th birthday today - herald-mail.com

William (Bill) Lamin 1916-2010

Sadly, Bill, my father passed away yesterday afternoon, 30th December, aged 94. It wasn't completely unexpected, he has been very frail ...

Will Frank Buckles Make it to 110?

The following story was posted on cnn.com yesterday. Please keep Frank in your thoughts and prayers, because an era will end when he passes ...

Harry, from 1920

William Henry Bonser (Harry) Lamin 1920 onwards. I have been dreading writing this. Possibly, because I don’t know enough about the man to m...