Collection

The novel Major Tom’s War is fictional, but only just.  It began its decade-long journey into print as a transcript of the author’s grandfather’s war diary, crammed with photographs, letters, postcards and posters he sent back to his future wife 1914 – 1918.

When completed later this year, the collection will display every individual item (over 400 in total) within the family archive digitally, plus some of the additional images and documentation Vee Walker has collected during her research trips to Bavay which relate to its mayor Gaston Derome.

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1918 war graves, Bavay cemetery

Most of these casualties were the 'Men of the Staffordshire Regiment' described by Tom on the day he arrives

07 November 1918 - 08 November 1918

1918 war graves, Bavay cemetery