WELCOME TO
THE MAN OF KENT
WW1 WEBSITE
Welcome! I have an interest in WW1 as I believe it touched everyones lives and in many ways still does. It is not the purpose of the site to justify or glorify the war, just to tell everyone how it was. It is dedicated to all servicemen of all nationalities who after the war help shaped the 20th Century as a result of their experiences. Those who came home continued to suffer until their dying day, others became leaders, famous authors, poets and statesmen. The majority just got on with their lives, from King to commoner, their sacrifice was equal. They were all casualties. That era was one of self sacrifice a quality lost in todays individualism.
LIKE MANY FAMILIES MY WIFES AND MINE SUFFERRED LOSSES IN BOTH WORLD WARS
MY WEBSITE IS DEDICATED ESPECIALLY TO THESE MEN OF KENT
THEY WERE NEVER DESTINED NEVER TO RETURN TO PLANT THEIR CROPS IN THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND AGAIN.
Cpl William Tallett of 17th Battalion,Middlesex Regiment, killed in Action 2nd December 1917 at Moevres near Cambrai.
Rfn Arthur Edmund Ainsley of 16th Battalion London Regt (Queens Westminster rifles) died of Wounds 30th January 1917 near Festubert.
Gnr Frederick Potten of 240 Seige Btty RGA, Killed in action 25th November 1917 at Boesinge.
Pte John.Joseph.Barton of 5th Buffs, Killed in Action 22nd November 1943 at Sangro River, Italy.
Arthur.E.Potten of Folkestone, survived 1914-18 in the RGA, only to be killed by German Bombers in Folkestone on 5th October 1940.
Gnr. Frank Percy Warner of 115 Field Rgt R.Artillery, Killed 18th January 1940 on excercises in England
Adjutant of Hawke Battalion, one of the few of Hawke to survive Beaucourt. The poem was written about his visit some months later, lamenting his lost friends. Later he was a famous MP. I often think of this poem when walking across the Ancre Battlefield, a place for me that is all now of Peace and tranquility.
edition date:April 2007- undergoing a thorough overhaul, drop back periodically.