Frank Grief and Western Front

Union Jack: The telegram arrived just days before the marriage of George other son, Frank, according to The Waterloo Record. Grief shrouded the wedding party. His son Lynn had been killed in the First World War. But on the wedding day, glorious news! The government confessed its mistake, confirming that Lynn was in fact alive and well on the Western Front. A newspaper raised the Union Jack at its office to celebrate, reporting: "The sadness which had clouded the pre-nuptial gaieties was changed into real rejoicing." Seven days later, Pte. All of Preston cheered for the prominent family. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.