My grandfather’s story

< 1 min July 17, 2020Family storiesLeave a comment

Below is John ‘Jack’ Handley’s story, from 1909 when he was 18 years old, till 1919 when he left the army after World War 1.

Read his story in following 14 short posts, starting with chapter 1.

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Miss Grime

Miss Grime’s life during WW1.

9 min

1 – Miss Grime and her art school friends

1913 Miss Grime had little interest in talk about Germany preparing for war. At art school classes, Jack Handley had spoken about what he saw coming and why he had […]

5 min

2 – Miss Grime ignores the war

1914 The third of August was a sunny Bank Holiday. Mother kept the shop closed so that all three could go to the beach. With thousands of others, they crossed […]