The memoirs of Ernest Styles (44)

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年出生在埃平（Epping）附近的库珀瑟尔公地（Coopersale Common）。其家族在当地的制砖行业传承悠久，制砖史可追溯至18世纪。
1912年，全家迁至埃塞克斯郡（Essex）的科格斯尔（Coggeshall），并购置了当地一家制砖企业。欧内斯特与兄长、父亲一同在该厂劳作，直至第一次世界大战（First World War）爆发。
欧内斯特与兄长托马斯（Thomas）一同加入埃塞克斯义勇骑兵团（Essex Yeomanry），二人均平安度过战争，未受重伤。战后二人重返岗位，继续从事手工砖与手工瓦的制作工作。
1980年，欧内斯特受劝写下了自己的一战记忆。令人惊叹的是，他的记忆依旧清晰，仍能忆起诸多姓名等细节。欧内斯特从未过多提及目睹战友伤亡的恐怖经历，但他撰写的故事着重展现了战争所造成的生命浪费与家庭创伤。
这是一位个性鲜明且极具幽默感的人，在91岁辞世后，他令人深切怀念。
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