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David grew up with an interest in history and, in later years, mastered the art of computer manipulation as a research tool. At the turn of the millennium, he set about an exploration of cyberspace. By this time, he had also developed an interest in genealogy which, in turn, led to the remarkable and, quite frankly, extraordinary discoveries outlined in this work. |
The Pity of War - Col. (Professor) H.J.Drew Smythe
M.C., T.D., R.A.M.C. - Historical background material and
photographs. World Wars 1 and 2 family archives. Rare
Field Hospital photograph series, tent-pegging and
various historical photographs and family letters
concerning World Wars I and II. HJDS - The man, the Regiment -
with contemporary photographs. His later work as a
surgeon and educator. Published here is the personal
story of Edward Rawes, a stretcher
bearer, written by his son and also the World War I diary
of Richard Irving Dacre, RAMC which
provides a fascinating insight into many episodes he
experienced during the war. Dearest Blue Eyes - The 1919 letters. These letters were written by Major Henry James Drew Smythe, M.C. in January 1919 to his wife, Enid whilst serving with the International Commission for the Repatriation of Prisoners in Bavaria. She was at the Hotel Crystal, Boulogne, serving as a V.A.D. They had been married in November 1914, soon after the outbreak of World War 1 and saw each other only on infrequent leave opportunities. This is the portrait of a relationship as much as an observation, with anecdotes, contained within a complete personal report of a few weeks of his work and travels in Germany and Austria less than two months after the Armistice that ended The Great War.
The Real Mrs. Miniver Access to details about the widely acclaimed Jan Struther biography written by her grand-daughter, Ysenda Maxtone Graham. Published by John Murray (London) November 2001. The book is outlined here in detail and provides access to a number of reviews written in the weeks following its launch.
Easy to use within a simple frames format with the advantage of an instant link to each individual piece for flexible browsing or reading. Pages may be downloaded to computer drive or printed out from source without charge or further permission. See also University of Pennsylvania site and 'A Celebration of Women Writers' section for this work and more on Jan Struther.
She was one of the more successful show jumpers of the modern era. Living in England and in Switzerland, she wrote autobiographical books and pony stories for children. There is also a forward link from the page which gives access to her life, family and background. Her father was the British officer, Eric Smythe who conducted the surrendering German officers across the line to sign the Armistice in November 1918.
Apart from its interest in publishing books by and about Irish literary figures, Colin Smythe Ltd. published Terry Pratchett's first five books, and has been his agent since 1988. He received an honorary LLD from Trinity in 1998.
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The
Hastings Legacy - tracing a line of the family back in time to
King Henry VII (Tudor) of England and thence to King
John, King William (the Conqueror) and, via St. Margaret,
to King Ethelred (the Unrede).
.Postcards From the Zoo - a series of black & white photographs. These pictures were taken at Bristol Zoo, Clifton (UK) by Richard Drew-Smythe in 1937 when he was 16/17 years old. They formed a private postcard set. Also accessible via Family Vault.
Jan
Struther Information
about the life and works of the author.
Click on an image - Listed by UNESCO Security and Fire
Protection - Engineering at its best. This is a journey
back to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Click
image - The Company Mather
& Platt Ltd. , - the company for which
ancestor, Sir John Wormald, (qv The Family Vault) was
an innovative and important Director - writing the first
set of rules for the deployment of fire sprinklers which
formed the basis for the development and distribution of
fire sprinklers across the world after Frederick
Grinnell's pioneering work in America. This section forms
part of the site of Marcel Boschi. Teifi Dreaming - views and
photographs - a special corner of West Wales, UK.
- River Teifi and Cardigan coast. People and Places. For the curious ... Bart Simpson ... What's the family connection? The first 'Bt.' |
Click on the book image 
Jan Struther's '
Bibliography
of Jan Struther and access to the free
2001 Internet Edition of the book 'Mrs. Miniver' and
a variety of family (past and present) related features,
including her literary association with Ernest Shepard
(illustrator). Original source material on the London
Blitz and Britain at war in 1940. Also accessible in
context via Family Vault - leading to her marriage to
Tony Maxtone Graham and later to Dolf Placzek.
