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
Tales from the Front presents personal stories celebrating the Bournemouth natives who gave their lives on the battlefield, as well as the regiments with which they served
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.
Tales from the Front (4)
Tales from the Front (4) follows the life and military service of Edmund Ernest Trent (1885-1914), a family man, serving with the Cheshires, who fell at Mons, August 24th, 1914.
Tales from the Front (3)
Tales from the Front (3) tells the story of Ronald Scott, a Lance-Corporal serving with the 9th Lancers during the Great War. He fell at Mons, August 24th, 1914.
Tales from the Front (2)
Tales from the Front (2) explores the life, world, and military service of William Robert Oakley. A former golf caddy, he had joined the 1st Dorsetshire Regiment in time for deployment to the Western Front in August 1914. He fell on the second day of Mons, during which his battalion fought a spirited withdrawal, though one that incurred many casualties.
Tales from the Front (1)
Tales from the Front (1) recounts the life of Albert James Habgood, a native of Victorian Bournemouth, who served in World War I with the Dorset Regiment. He fell at the Battle of Mons, August 24th, 1914.