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During the course of the First World War, many families and friends received letters home from the soldiers; telephone systems weren’t readily available at the front for general use and few homes had telephones. As well as this, telephone calls could not be censored by the Military in the same way as letters could.
Many letters ended up getting sent to locally read newspapers, and some were sent to the papers after they had reached their destinations at home.
Local newspapers also paid good tribute to the soldiers by including informative articles about the progress and current state of the War.
The Express, based at Merthyr Tydfil was one of the main newspapers based in this area and provided weekly information to the public.
Articles from The Merthyr Express that relate specifically to an individual soldier have been included into that soldier’s page. Here, I have included a few other articles of interest that involve the men from the village of Nelson.
As earlier stated, the original source for these articles was the Merthyr Express, now on roll-fiche for public viewing at Merthyr Tydfil Public Library, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. It is Mr Brian Phillips, of Shingrig Road, Nelson that I have to thank for taking so much time to view these rolls of fiche and providing me with the information.
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