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After many months, more letters now loaded on ww1-letters.com

Read delightful description of PoW Christmas dinner 1917 now on ww1-letters.com

16th Jan 1917 Long letter from David describing lecture to the PoWs by destroyer commander, and skating at the camp, now on ww1-letters.com

24 Jan 1918 Lt Col thanks David's sister for sending 30 pairs of socks for the Battalion; now on ww1-letters.com

100 year old jokes and a PoW's usual day now posted on ww1-letters.com

1st March 1918 David describes walks outside Holzminden PoW camp along the Weser; now posted on ww1-letters.com

1st April 1918 David sends May sketches of house plans as he dreams of their life together when he gets homes; now posted on ww1-letters.com

15th April 1918 David describes life in the PoW camp: weird contortions, a concert and exhibition; now posted on ww1-letters.com

29 April 1918 May describes Brick Lane market and 1 May 1918 David's delightful description of small pups in the PoW camp; now posted on ww1-letters.com

31st May 1918 May visits David's family in Watford and learns about his first outing as a baby; now posted on ww1-letters.com

1st June 1918 David describes whirl winds and a boot race in Holzminden PoW camp; posted now on ww1-letters.com

15th June 1918 David describes his delight at having a new bed at the PoW camp; now posted on ww1-letters.com

1st July 1918 David has finished his poultry course and is now learning Dutch from a fellow PoW; now posted on ww1-letters.com

8th July 1918 David still mourns the Buzzard cake that his sister sent him from America that "went aloft with the dugout" a year before; now posted on ww1-letters.com.

Back on track: just posted 5 more letters from July 2018 on ww1-letters.com

Letter dated 1st Oct 1918 establishes that the word 'banger' to describe exploding sausages originated in Holzminden PoW camp: now posted on ww1-letters.com

Last 30 letters of 1918 from our family archive now posted including description of early celebrations in New York City based on false report of Armistice and amazing description of PoWs reception on returning home: ww1-letters.com

15 letters from Feb & March 1919 describing the delights of Sheerness whilst waiting for demobilisation; now posted on ww1-letters.com

Website ww1-letters.com now complete with 51 images and Epilogue. E-book with extracts from letters now in planning stage.

Nov 1917 Five more letters describing life in London to PoW: Marine Insurance, tour with clergyman, knitting waistcoat, thinking of Xmas, drying matches; now posted on ww1-letters.com