Tales from the Front (7) tells the story of Frederick Wills, Bournemouth-born, who served with the 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashires. A professional soldier, having served in India, he went missing in chaotic fighting at the Battle of the Aisne, September 1914.
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Tales from the Front (6)
Tales from the Front (6) follows the life and military service of Lance-Corporal Victor Talmash (1896-1914), a Bournemouth native, who served in France with the 1st Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Talmash fell at the Battle of the Marne.
Tales from the Front (5)
Tales from the Front (5) tells the story of Harold Rowland Smith, a Bournemouth native who fought in the Great War. He had served with the Dorsets in India but returned to fight in France. He fell at Le Cateau, August 26th, 1914.