In Memory Of
Here is another recycled postcard, originally used in 1999 as a promo for inmemoryof.co.uk . Sam Bright Sam Bright was what you would call a real character. He never missed a chance to tell a story or crack a joke. A soldier, a coal miner, a chef at Blackpool Casino, a fish and chip shop owner, a shopkeeper, a pallbearer—these were just a few of his careers. During the First World War he served as a cook, responsible for the well-being of his comrades. The meagre rations supplied by the army often needed supplementing by scavenging. He went on “raiding parties”, sneaking into French farms and pilfering what he could. Once he found himself in a Frenchman’s dovecote—almost his final mission. The farmer gave chase and levelled a loaded rifle at him. Sam wasn’t proud of his thieving, but as he explained, it was war and his mates were hungry. One of his most poignant tales was about a march to the front. In a hedgerow Sam spotted a ham bone with a little meat still on it. When they r...
