Hi RuthieB's granddad, meet my granddad, Celestine.
He fought in Flanders, Belgium, in WW1 and survived two years in the trenches and sent home after receiving a shrapnel wound from a German mortar bomb. I've no idea what regiment he was part of.
He lied about his age to sign up and resented the army for not telling him his mother had died while he was away fighting. They were close. To make matters worse, he was the youngest of 9 and only ever found his eldest sister when he returned.
I'm eager to complete his search...