Tales from the Front (45) tells the story of William James Brown, a native of Victorian Bournemouth, who fought in the Great War. He worked as a painter in Bournemouth, where construction never seemed to cease. When war came, Brown enlisted with the 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, and went to fight in France. His battalion fought in the desperate battle of St Julien, where many fell, among them Brown.
Tales from the Front (18) tells the story of George F. Payne, a Bournemouth-born man who fought in the Great War. He had served earlier as a professional soldier with the Hampshire Regiment, re-enlisting on mobilisation. Payne, 32, died in Boulogne Hospital from wounds suffered on November 4th, fighting in Ploegsteert Wood, part of the 1st Battle of Ypres.
Tales from the Front (16) tells the story of William Albert Pounds, a Bournemouth-born man who fought in the Great War. Pounds, a professional soldier, died in the fighting around Ploegsteert (‘Plugstreet’) Wood, part of the 1st Battle of Ypres, on November 1st, 1914.