Lives of the First World War

Photo in postcard format, handwritten on reverse: "Egypt July 26th 1917, With fondest Love and Best Wishes from Uncle Brych"

Studio photo by S. W. Fox, Llandovery. Handwritten on back by Batchie Griffiths, later James, "Brychan, Myfanwy, Auntie Kate & Richard. 1919"

In the section "War Jottings", The Carmarthen Journal and South Wales Weekly Advertiser of 29.10.1915 quoted a letter sent by Brychan Richards to Bessie Griffiths of Llandovery.

Text: Private Thomas Jones, No. 3960, B Company, of the 4th Welsh Regiment, adopted son of Mr. William Williams, who formerly kept the Old White Lion at Llandovery, writes to say that he has been wounded, and is in St. David's Hospital, Malta. He names the following as having been wounded: - Privates R. F. Thomas and W. R. Thomas, 72, High-street (brothers); Jack Jackson, Crown Mill; George Lucas (corporal), Brychan Richards, F. Gay, Evan Williams, Tommy Williams, Lott Hughes (The Vaults), Morgan Griffiths (Llangaddock), Penry Evans (Stone-street), and Dd. Richards, of Castle-street (who was wounded in the knee by the same piece of shrapnel as the writer). Tommy Manning, he adds, was marked missing at the time he wrote.