Mindy's Family Photos » first world war http://www.amandahayler.co.uk A bit of family history Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:38:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Herbert Hayler, First World War http://www.amandahayler.co.uk/2009/01/24/bert-hayler/ http://www.amandahayler.co.uk/2009/01/24/bert-hayler/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:34:31 +0000 admin http://www.amandahayler.co.uk/?p=460 1917 or 1918

1917 or 1918

Herbert Hayler (known as Bert), aged about 15, at the end of the First World War.

I think he tried to sign up but was refused because he was too young. Given the horrors of life for the average soldier in the First World War, I’m rather glad he did not get to sign up.

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