| While he was away, his family missed him greatly. His numerous letters showed that they were always in his thoughts. On the back of the postcard, to your left, his mother and sister wrote, "Am sending you a train to come home on." Later, his body would come back on that very train. For his mother, it was as if she were receiving the news for the very first time. She had learned of his death by telegram. This, she kept with his letters. Every word on the telegram is underlined in pencil, as if she read it again and again, trying to take in what the words meant...life would be different now. Her boy was gone, but she still wrote letters. These were addressed to a number of different officers whose responses are with Herbert's letters. |
| "I was not with your son when he was killed..." and "I am sorry that I do not have the information you requested..." Until, finally, she contacted someone who was able to give her a written account of how her son had died. Here are some links to just a few of his letters. Take a step back in time... June 2, 1917 (A letter he wrote on a train as he left home) March 2nd, 1918 (a description of trench life...rats, rain, and waiting for letters) May 6th, 1918 (2 days before his death) More Photos and Memories... (more newspaper articles, family stories, and photos) Visit Herbert's Memorial at Find a Grave |
