Dear Gillian

I remember very well your 2 grandfathers – they were on the same side as mine – one of mine died in 1918 (my mother never knew her father as my grandmother was 2 months pregnant when he passed away) the other one served for 4 years……I don’t know how he survived as he was an ordinary soldier.  As your grandfather he never talked about it except once as he was pressed by his grandchildren “did you kill a german grandad” “Yes I shot first he had blue eyes like me……” which stayed printed on me.  War is stupid men are stupid sometimes we are all human….but it has been said so many times!!!

Good day Gillian I am with my eldest grandson Romain enjoying 2 weeks of holidays in Paris

Lots of love Francoise