Both my grandad and my great-uncle were injured in WW1 and I have been trying to find out more about how and when.
I think I have hit a brick wall with grandad, who was Pte Patrick Brennan (19285) of the King's Liverpool - he served at Salonika and was gassed and invalided out in 1917. I know his records were destroyed by bombing in 1940, and I have seen his medal rolls. Does anyone know of any other sources that might detail the extent of the injury, how it was sustained and where etc?
And my great uncle Philip Egerton is a little more vague. He was from Darlington, so the soldier of that name who served in the 107th Yorks and Lancs seems to fit the bill. That soldier's medal roll indicates he was invalided out in 1917 - I know from family tradition that he lost an arm and a leg, and his dad, who is still alive, tells me he was packed in salt (ouch!) to get him back to Blighty without infection.
Again, does anyone know if there is any means of discovering more about his terrible misfortune. This poor man lost his 16-year-old brother to a rail accident and his dad in a road accident in the same year as he sustained his injuries.
