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THE ANCIENT WALLS OF SALONIKA

 Richard Carter was a serving soldier in the Salonika Campaign: an active member of the 2nd Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment.  During the period 1915 - 1917 along with his comrades he was part of the forgotten war - to survive was pure fortune, it was not due to the strategies of the Ministry of Defence, Parliament or the "Red Tag Brigade.  If the shells and the bullets did not get you - then Malaria most certainly would, and did.

After the death of Richard in 1978 we came across a soldiers Bible issued in 1914 that once belonged to Pte Jabez Ambler who had been born in Durham England in 1895 to Henry and Elizabeth. 

"The inscription in the Bible reads:

19298 Pte J Ambler A Coy Transport Sec

2nd East Yorks Salonika Forces"

How the bible came into the possession of Richard is unknown for Jabez Ambler survived the war to get married in 1921 to Lena Box at Houghton-Le-Spring, Durham, England.

A further development was uncovered when clearing out a garage - we came across and old trunk tool box or so we thought.  It turned out to be a soldiers foot locker from the first world war 1914-1918.  On opening the locker we were amazed to see a painting depicting the arrival of the British soldiers at Salonika.  Very impressive.

(Source Judith Cressey (Carter) 

              Richard Carter

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