Hi Carol, Possibly St Pol Hospital just west of Arras ? See http://chorleypalsmemorial.org.uk/gravesandmap.htm for some more details. Good luck. Regards, Gordon Kelly Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Lylyk" <clylyk@telus.net> To: <GREATWAR@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 12:01 AM Subject: [GREATWAR] John SCHNEIDER > > In the time he was in the hospital he made a belt with his initials, the > initials Y and L (York and Lanc.), 1917, a couple of flags and the > initials > S.P.H. > > Would anyone have any idea of what those last initials would stand for? > Could > it possibly be a convalescent hospital and if so would anyone know the > name? > Was this a common practice to have soldiers do this type of handy work > while > they were convalescing? > > Carol Lylyk > Calgary Alberta > Canada >

Thank you Gordon. I will pass this onto my cousin who is a great nephew of John Schneider. Carol Lylyk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Kelly" <gorkell@optusnet.com.au> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 8:42 AM Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] John SCHNEIDER | Hi Carol, | | Possibly St Pol Hospital just west of Arras ? | See http://chorleypalsmemorial.org.uk/gravesandmap.htm for some more | details. | Good luck. | | Regards, | Gordon Kelly | Sydney | |