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L/Cpl. Richard Norton Cornall
British Army 4th Dragoon Guards
from:East Dereham, Norfolk
My father, Richard Cornall was in the 4th Dragoon guards presumably part of the cavalry action at Audrenies right at the beginning of the war
We have no further details except a 1916 Greetings Card from Giessen Prisoner of War camp in 1916 and 2 cards from Holland on 22nd of February 1918 Portvrij and 9th of March 1918 with an address 27 Van Bevernig Shweningen Holland
There is also a photograph of the Irish Prisoner of War Dramatic Club Football team at Limburg 1916 with my dad looking fit and well
They also appeared to put on musical entertainments. I have a programme
Mother told me he was down to 6 stone at the end of the war and took a long time to recuperate before rejoining in the AEC in 1919