patches Posted November 22, 2021 Share #1 Posted November 22, 2021 Dillwyn Parrish Starr, there one, he and his Sister. They were from a rich family in Philadelphia 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, KIA in the Somme Sector, September 15 1916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share #2 Posted November 22, 2021 His write at his Alma Mater Groton. https://www.groton.org/news-detail?pk=837704 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted November 22, 2021 And his Sister, Elizabeth Parrish Starr, a Civilian volunteer among a couple of groups she joined in WWI, was French War Emergency Fund, and became head of the Reconstruction of the Civilian Section of the Somme region. She remained in France after the war, and got hung up in WWII, and founded the Foyers des Soldats de France. and ran a shelter for children affected by the war. She dies in like early 1943 from illness related to lack of food among other ills. https://www.perfumefromprovence.com/elisabethparishstarr.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglerunner88 Posted November 27, 2021 Share #4 Posted November 27, 2021 On 11/21/2021 at 9:00 PM, patches said: Dillwyn Parrish Starr, there one, he and his Sister. They were from a rich family in Philadelphia 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, KIA in the Somme Sector, September 15 1916 Wow what a story and great photo to match! Definitely want to dive more into him. This would make a great movie or at least book about a little known topic of American involvement in WWI. We weren't all "Johnny come latelys!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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