Broken by Messines in WW1 - The Grandparents I Never Knew

by Mark Wardlaw

Est. 6h 40m 248 Pages 197 reading now

Prologue

Commemorating the Centennial Anniversary of the Battle of Messines Flanders, Belgium - June 7 to 14 1917A true story about two young people who met and fell in love- based on the discovery in 2006 of letters written 100 years ago, found in an ornate wooden box, tucked away in a cupboard.They swore to be true, but Peter and Kate both had dreams they wished to fulfil before settling down. Kate sailed to New Zealand in 1912 to work and travel. Peter, an engineer, went into business to manufacture his seed sowing machine.Production had just started when war broke out in 1914. Peter joined the Royal Field Artillery, seeing action in Gallipoli and The Somme. Kate delayed her return to Britain.Could their love survive this terrible war and the events of Messines?

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