The Lost Soldier

The 5-day ancestral voyage of discovery was terrific.

It ran smoothly and not knowing where we were off to next keeps you enthralled. The morning session at Kew National Archives made me realise just how much research must have been done, not only on the discovered family branches but on the trails that resulted in nothing, especially with the surname Smith being in the family tree. I am not too sure if it occurs often on your ancestral tours that you go to the exact place where a long lost relative fought in the First World War, almost pin point where he got injured trying to cross a river, but that was humbling.

NIC EVANS, Western Cape, South Africa