tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520640854796767222.post8567326738266131670..comments2020-09-19T21:21:25.605-07:00Comments on CANADIAN WAR BRIDES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR: War Brides from the First World WarAnnette Fulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11917837169496502052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520640854796767222.post-53123591250956948802020-09-19T21:21:25.605-07:002020-09-19T21:21:25.605-07:00Hi Bruce, Do you have any other identifying inform...Hi Bruce, Do you have any other identifying information about Dorothy? Approximate age, an address? How did they meet? Was it when he was in the hospital?Annette Fulfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11917837169496502052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520640854796767222.post-89384784166882789062020-09-14T07:06:09.231-07:002020-09-14T07:06:09.231-07:00A related topic is the knowledge that some men bec...A related topic is the knowledge that some men became engaged to English girls, but died during the conflict and prior to their actual marriage. In my case, a great, great uncle - Charles Henry Murduck, became engaged to a girl from England in early 1917, but he died just 30 days before the end of the conflict in 1918. We know her name - Dorothy Foster. He spoke of her in some of his later letters home. We have several photographs of her. And we know from a letter sent home by a friend of Charlie's from home, who met her, that she lived in a small town south-east of London. But that's as far as our knowledge goes. It would be interesting to learn what became of Dorothy, but there were at least 3 girls of this name living in the general area, each of whom was of about the right age to have become engaged in 1917, so we've been unable to push our knowledge farther. It seems unlikely that she would have been contacted by officials to inform her about Charlie's death, and the family back home in Canada had no means to facilitate contact. Charlie's death must have left a vacancy in her life.Bruce Murducknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520640854796767222.post-29200729653842985912010-03-17T05:44:33.536-07:002010-03-17T05:44:33.536-07:00You have no idea how thrilled I was when a friend ...You have no idea how thrilled I was when a friend sent me your site. This is pure gold for me. I am writing a novel set in WW1 featuring a NS lobsterman who goes to war, meets a Scottish girl in Franch, goes home early because he loses a leg and sends for her. I need to find out how she would have come - maybe even a ship name and date, and how much it would have cost to get her there. I can hardly wait to delve deeper into your blog!Genevieve Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138099256899984001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520640854796767222.post-63890849060504404602009-07-01T06:46:30.109-07:002009-07-01T06:46:30.109-07:00Very interesting topic. I have no war brides (that...Very interesting topic. I have no war brides (that I know of) but I'm rather obsessed with my great-uncle's story. An American, he died in France in WWI and is buried there. I've transcribed his 60 letters at<br /> http://jeanbduncan.com/Harry_Buzzells_WWI_Letters/Introduction.html<br />and also summary series on blog at<br />http://jeanbduncan.blogspot.com/2009/07/harry-buzzells-world-war-i-story-part-6.html<br />My husband's great-uncle served from Moncton, New Brunswick.Jean B. Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864719670575300029noreply@blogger.com