{"id":171,"date":"2014-10-15T16:02:03","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T16:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.olioweb.me.uk\/echoes\/?page_id=171"},"modified":"2024-08-20T13:14:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:14:17","slug":"charlie-thompson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.olioweb.me.uk\/echoes\/?page_id=171","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was told that the man in uniform seated on the horse was my grandfather, Charles. He used to enjoy showing off his injured toe, which he said was crushed by a horse. Maybe this photograph is the proof of the story – or not?<\/p>\n

It is odd to see him in uniform on a horse as he was rejected by the army in the First World War. They said that he had a ‘weak chest’ and would not live long.<\/p>\n

Ironically, he lived a very long and healthy life, unlike so many of his contemporaries, and died just a few months short of his 100th birthday!<\/p>\n

Barbara Evans Rees – exhibition team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was told that the man in uniform seated on the horse was my grandfather, Charles. He used to enjoy showing off his injured toe, which he said was crushed by a horse. Maybe this photograph is the proof of …<\/p>\n

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