Publications
Confessions of a fledgling family historian, by Lesley Yates, published December 2003 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 15 no. 8, article, pp.351-355) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15249] & The Keep [LIB/508827] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Research into Richard Gentleman who was killed in action on 29th May 1917.
A photograph from my album, by Lesley Yates, published September 2010 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 19 no. 3, article, pp.134-135) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508844] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:The photograph is old, sepia toned. The man in the picture wears a military uniform: smart battle-dress and trousers neatly tucked into polished, knee length boots. He wears a stiff military cap upon his head and tucked under his arm, a military staff, which gives him an air of authority. He looks nervous, as he stands in front of a white army tent, though there is a faint smile and hint of pride on his face. Closer inspection of the photograph reveals that it is a studio shot and not taken in front of a real military tent - the plume of smoke rising from an explosion in the background gives the game away. I don't know the exact date of the photograph, but I do know that it was taken in 1916 or 1917. The photograph is precious to me: it is the only picture I have, and as far as I am aware, it is the only image that exists, of my great-grandfather, my dad's grandfather - Arthur George SMITH.