Richard Bragg in the First World War - Part 1
German fort in Etosha - Yes he was in South West Africa in 1914. In my previous blog post, I mentioned that I will be going through the history of three family members in the two world wars. I managed to get their military records which allowed me to get information on their units and dates of posting. Based on this information I have been able to start piecing bits together. This has been an amazing experience piecing together the history. I am now very sorry that I can no longer speak to any of them. It is essential that these little bit of history and the personal stories of the men who served in the World Wars are recorded before that get lost forever in the mists of time. The history of the wars are well recorded, but the personal stories of the men who served dies off with each passing of another soul. If the surviving family members do not make an effort to tell these stories, they will be gone forever. Document signed by Richard Bragg So, lets start with the ol...