My name is Lewis Hayes, and I am me.

I got started in Genealogy way back in 2014 and the reason why can be seen by my profile picture, that man is Charles William Hayes.

Charles was my 2nd great granduncle and he was a soldier during the First World War, one of the 'old contemptible' as they were known, he was part of Britain's pre war army. During the War, he fought at some of the earliest battles on the Western Front in 1914. He was a survivor of the 'Race to the Sea' which spanned from the Battle of the Marne all the way to the 1st Ypres. Serving as a Sergeant in the Hampshire Regiment or known as the 'Hampshire Tigers' he fought gallantly to stop the German Army from reaching Paris or taking Ypres and the last part of unoccupied Belgium. (F.Y.I, I do recommend you do search up Charles memorial and check out its creator: Steve Ellis as he does amazing work in fact checking and grave photos)

Charles did not survive the war, he was killed on Dec 3 1914 at Ploegsteert Wood in Hainaut. Dying one day after his birthday was such a blow to the family.

As an individual, I hail from an esteemed family heritage notorious in areas of Military, Politics and Royalty. My 16th Great Grand Uncle was King Richard III of England.

Servitium, non sui ipsius. Fidelitas usque ad lucem. Pro recto pugnans et exemplo ducens. Deus nos ducat dum sine metu secundum veritatem vivimus et floremus!