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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 18: Two Close Calls

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14. Part 15. Part 16. Part 17.) The ten …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 17: First Flight and Commissioning

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14. Part 15. Part 16.) We were moved to …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 15: Trouble in Bath

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14.) While at Bath, I got into trouble through …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 14: RAF Observer Training

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Note: The images in this post are taken from the notebook Sam kept during his training as an artillery observer in the Royal Air Force.) (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 13: To the Royal Flying Corps (and Landlady Trouble!)

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12.) There was another driver who was going to the R.F.C., named Blanchford, …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 12: A Narrow Escape at Passchendaele

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11.) One time during the Battle at Passchendaele, I was loaned with my truck to …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 11: Vimy Ridge to Passchendaele

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10.) The Vimy Ridge Battle started March 1917. The pounding of the barrage, 18 pounders and 7 …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 10: Rum Running

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9.) We picked up supplies at Aubigny, Braay, Barlin, etc. and took them up to a point near the …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 9: Illness and Bad News

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8.) We finally reached St. Pol which was on the outskirts of our territory, and then reached Aubigny which was our …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 8: The Somme and beyond

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7.) An ex-Toronto Policeman in our group informed the Sergeant-Major that I was an Engineer and Draftsman. I was then paraded before the …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 7: Off to France!

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6.) I heard very soon that Company Sgt.-Major had been reduced in rank and left our Unit. He was the only real soldier among us. …

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Another taste of that other Edward Willett

This seems to be my week for coming across complete facsimiles of my 19th-century namesake’s books. Hard on the heels of the his biography of Ulysses S. Grant, I’ve found a facsimile of one of his more typical titles, a “dime novel” called “Wide-Awake George, the Boy Pioneer.” You can read the whole thing in …

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