The memoirs of Ernest Styles (41)

Ernest Stanley Styles was born in Coopersale Common, near Epping, in 1893. His family came from a long line of Brickmakers in that area dating back to the 1700's.

In 1912 the family moved to Coggeshall in Essex where they purchased a Brickmaking business. Ernest, his brother and his father worked together there until the start of the First World War.

Both Ernest and his brother, Thomas, joined the Essex Yeomanry and both survived the war without serious wounds. They both returned to the hand making business of making handcrafted bricks and tiles.

Ernest was persueded to write his memories of World War One in 1980. It is mazing how clear his memory was and how many names etc. he remembered. Ernest never dwelt on the horrors of seeing his comrades killed and injured, but the story he wrote highlights the wasted lived and damaged families that can result from war.

This was a man witha strong personality and a great sense of humour who was dearly missed when he died aged 91.

This is a scanned copy of a photocopy created from the original document.

欧内斯特·斯坦利·斯泰尔斯于1893年出生在埃平附近的库珀塞尔公地。其家族在该地区世代以制砖为业，可追溯至18世纪。

1912年，全家迁居埃塞克斯郡的科格索尔，并购置了一家制砖企业。欧内斯特与兄弟、父亲一同在此工作，直至第一次世界大战爆发。

欧内斯特与其兄弟托马斯均加入埃塞克斯义勇骑兵队，且均安然度过战争，未受重伤。战后二人重返手工制砖与制瓦行业。

1980年，有人劝说欧内斯特撰写其一战回忆录。令人惊叹的是，他的记忆依然清晰，能记起诸多姓名等细节。欧内斯特从未沉湎于目睹战友伤亡的恐怖场景，但其文字着重凸显了战争所造成的生命虚度与家庭破碎。

这位性格坚毅、极具幽默感的老人于91岁辞世，生前深受众人怀念。

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