Machine Gunner in Baghdad
Item
Title
Machine Gunner in Baghdad
Who?
William Fallon
Item(s)
Photograph showing the obverse and reverse sides of an Ottoman coin showing Great War ‘Trench Art’ with the name of William Fallon, Machine Gun Corps, Service No. 83818 – Baghdad 1917-18 inscribed.
Story
Graham Fallon knows very little about his grandfather, William. He worked as a tram driver before and after his time in the Army. This item has been handed down through the family over the past 100 years.
When?
1917-18
Where?
Baghdad
Contributor
Graham Fallon
Collection Day
Wolverhampton City Archives, 25 May 2019
Other Media
This item was submitted on July 18, 2019