The memoirs of Ernest Styles (49)

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.

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欧内斯特·斯坦利·斯泰尔斯（Ernest Stanley Styles）于1893年出生于埃平（Epping）附近的库珀瑟尔公地（Coopersale Common）。其家族在该地区的制砖从业历史可追溯至18世纪，祖上世代以制砖为业。

1912年，全家搬迁至埃塞克斯郡（Essex）的科格斯霍尔（Coggeshall），并购置了一家制砖企业。欧内斯特与其兄长、父亲一同在工坊劳作，直至第一次世界大战爆发。

欧内斯特与兄长托马斯（Thomas）均加入了埃塞克斯义勇骑兵团（Essex Yeomanry），二人战后均平安返乡，未受重伤。归国后，二人重操旧业，手工制作砖块与瓦片。

1980年，欧内斯特受劝撰写了自己的一战回忆录。令人惊叹的是，他的记忆依旧清晰，能够忆起诸多细节与人物姓名。欧内斯特从未过多提及目睹战友伤亡的恐怖经历，但其撰写的故事着重凸显了战争所造成的生命消逝与家庭破碎。

他个性坚毅且极具幽默感，享年91岁辞世后，人们深切怀念他。

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