In 1910 vertrok mijn overgrootvader naar Amerika. Hij voer naar New York met de MS Mauretanië. Zijn twee zoons, mijn grootvader en diens broer, vergezelden hem. Zijn vrouw en dochter volgden enkele maanden later. Zij gingen wonen in Moline, Illinois. In 1912 kwam mijn opa, toen 18 jaar oud, terug naar België omdat hij ziek was. In 1914 werd hij naar de loopgraven gestuurd als ambulancier. Daar studeerde hij onder heel moeilijke omstandigheden omdat hij leraar wilde worden. Hij overleefde de Eerste Wereldoorlog en werd hoofdonderwijzer in zijn oude dorp.
In 1910 my great-grandfather left for America. He went to NY with the MS Mauretania. My grandfather and his brother accompanied him. His wife and daughter followed some months later. They went to live in Moline, Illinois. In 1912 my grandfather, 18 years old, came back because he was ill. In 1914, he was sent to the trenches as an ambulancier. He studied in the trenches to become a teacher. He survived the first World War and became headmaster in his old village.
In 1910 my great-grandfather left for America. He went to NY with the MS Mauretania. My grandfather and his brother accompanied him. His wife and daughter followed some months later. They went to live in Moline, Illinois. In 1912 my grandfather, 18 years old, came back because he was ill. In 1914, he was sent to the trenches as an ambulancier. He studied in the trenches to become a teacher. He survived the first World War and became headmaster in his old village.
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