What's this all about then?

Up until 10 years ago I could have only given 3 facts that I knew about the First World War

1) There was a battle of Ypres
2) There was a battle of the Somme
3) 3 great-uncles were killed in the war

The 1st two facts are obviously in the public domain, but I knew the 3rd one because my father was christened after his 3 uncles when he was born in 1925.

In 1999 we bought a new computer and for the first time had the Internet in our house. My wife decided to recommence her family history research using the magic of the Internet and for about a year I left her to it. My family originate from Somerset and in 2000 we took the family holiday in Taunton to facilitate visits to the Somerset Record Office.

Upon our return, I decided to try and research the military side of our family. This occasional blog will hope to demonstrate my learning curve and also share some my research for those who even just little interested.