At least two of the soldiers that I am researching died of wounds in France and records show that their wives were present at their deaths. Does anyone know when this practice began and if there are any military "rules" to cover these circumstances. Any help will be greatly appreciated Terry Evans

I would be very interested to hear more on this subject, because my mother confirmed that her mother and half sister visited her husband in Le Treport hospital after he had been wounded at Passchendaele. I have often wondered how this would have come about. Did they get transport, subsidised perhaps or even free, on troop trains and ships that were otherwise occupied ferrying men home on leave? Did they need a passport? My grandfather was hospitalised for four months but did in fact survive. Dennis