Soldier Record
Herbin James Seward
Contributed by: Mr P Seward, on 2008-11-15
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Herbin James |
| Surname | Seward |
| Year of Birth | 1896 |
| Year of Death | 1970 |
| Regiment | Royal Field Artillery |
| Place of Wartime Residence | London, Surrey |
Herbin James's Story
My father's memorys to his son.
I was not a hero son, i was just bloody luck to come home.
Being a lead horseman, taking the gun to the front-line, he said" the team of horses took preferance ,i.e when returning with the empty gun carrage horses cam first", also he told me pf sleeping inside a dead horse to keep warm because of such cold conditions.
Men being got by their officers for refusing to fight ( this was classed as cowardise) but to today we knoe the men was suffering from shellshock.
I have his set of 3 first WW1 Medals (Pip, sqeak and wilfred)
also i have the Queen Victoria gift box that was given to the trops at christmas, with a christmas greeting letter.
No additional memories have been submitted