Thomas Cade Wadner 1885-1971 Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

Raised in rural Bedfordshire Thomas Cade Wadner grew up in difficult and challenging times. He was a man of few words and like many who endured a tough existence he rarely spoke about his experiences. Following eighteen months of extensive historical research Philip Wadner reveals the highs and lows of his grandfather's life some half a century after his death. Thomas' story is substantially more than a collection of cold facts. Although nobody alive today remembers much about him fragments of information have been moulded into a series of vivid biographical sketches. Included are previously buried details of Thomas' ancestry outlines of his siblings' lives showing how theirs compared to his a snapshot of his future wife's early days and how he spent his twilight years. The book closes with vibrant vignettes of his five children.