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207185 Rifleman James Thomas Herrmann 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade from:Fulham (d.15th October 1917) My mother was 3 years old at the time of her father's death and her brother who was 6 years old living with their mother in Fulham. One Sunday in 1916 my mother, brother and grandmother took a walk by the River Thames at Putney where Jimmy got into trouble in the tidal flow. My Grandmother, who could not swim, got herself into difficulties attempting to save her son. She was drowned but two boys who were fishing managed to save Jimmy. My Grandfather was not allowed at the time to return to England for his wife's funeral and when he was able to return to arrange for the children, he married the sister of my Grandmother. He then returned to Belgium and was wounded and died 15th October 1917. My Mother never forgot these terible events in her life and I will be visiting my Grandfather's grave at Dozinghem to pay my respects to my Grandfather Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**