Ghosts in the Great War, and true tales of haunted houses : $b Thrilling experience of "Daily News" readers
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Ghosts in the Great War, and true tales of haunted houses : $b Thrilling experience of "Daily News" readers
Ghost stories
The following week I heard from him. He went into battle about the
time of my vision and was wounded. The same thing happened each time
he was wounded—four times. It has always been a mystery to me. Each
time the vision was so realistic and he always had the wounded part
bandaged.
PORTSMOUTH
WHEN war broke out my brother was amongst those who answered the
call. One night I saw my mother (who died just before the war)
standing at the foot of my bed holding out her arms and looking
straight past me. I turned my head and saw my brother come through
the closed door and walk into my mother’s arms, and they both
disappeared. At the time I thought, “How could a living being walk
through a closed door.” The next morning I got the news that my
brother had been killed in action.
WALSALL
A CLOSE friend of mine fought throughout the greater part of the late
war without receiving a scratch. Some few months previous to the end
of hostilities, he was selected for a commission, and was
subsequently transferred to England to undergo the necessary training
for a second-lieutenant. He was granted the position and, very
shortly after, was drafted over to France. One night, when going into
action, he was suddenly taken seriously ill and was carried back to
hospital. During one evening, I, for some reason had to go to my
bedroom, and, when about half-way on the stair-case, I distinctly
saw, on the landing, a military officer standing to attention. I
thought at first it was mere fancy, but, on going a few steps
farther, I was thoroughly convinced that at no time had I seen a
soldier so real. Then the vision vanished, as quick as thought, into
the bedroom. I followed, but, after switching on the light, I failed
to find anyone in the room save myself.
Next day we received the sad news that this young officer had died
from sickness, three days after Armistice was signed.
PORT ERIN
IN October, 1916, I returned from Liverpool (where I had been
working), for a few weeks holiday at my own home. Early one morning
(between two and three o'clock), I was awakened by hearing singing in
my bedroom. I knew the voice quite well—it was that of a young man
who had been brought up in the same street as I, and had been
educated at the same school. He was singing a verse of a hymn, quite
loud and heartily. I got no more sleep that night and was very upset,
as I knew this boy was fighting in France. A few days after, I met
his sister and she told me they had had word to say that her brother
was missing. A couple of weeks went by and word came to say that he
had been killed.
NORWICH
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