#CAPT. W.S. McKEOUGH

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What's In a Name?

What’s In a Name?

History and memory can be tenuous. As time passes and the source of history – the people who experienced the events – fade with each death. With each passing year after an event, be it small or world shaping, there is a loss of the source of information about the event. There are books, archives, and other concrete sources to reference, but it is that history that is personal and visceral, and to…

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Letter Home: ...unable to get near a bath for over a month.

Letter Home: …unable to get near a bath for over a month.

June 24, 1916

My dear Mother, Daddy, and Grant:

Of course we always say that we have wet rainy nights whenever carrying out a relief. Well last Saturday night we moved into the line again from support on a damp night and last night, really this morning, came out in nearly absolute darkness through & over sloppy trails caused by yesterday’s heavy rainfall. On such nights where the clouds are heavy…

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A Letter Home: Some Personnel Changes

A Letter Home: Some Personnel Changes

Excerpt from a letter from Captain McKeough to his home sometime in July 1916:

For the first time in months we have a full complement of officers & more are coming shortly. The Colonel has not yet reached here, but some are expecting him anytime. Arthur Carlisle [chaplain] got away about 6 days ago, but none of us have seen him for some time as we have been kept up & busy. Campbell Gwyn, my 2nd…