Each person has a story to tell. We should write our stories as most stories are never handed down and are lost forever. Who knows, one day someone might be interested in what I had to say. When I become forgetful, at least I’ll have these reminders…

(1914-1919) My grandfather, Peter Joseph Kamp was interned at Fort Napier, Petermaritzburg, an internment camp for German nationals.

So this wooden box, made by him for my British grandmother, Lilian Ann Kamp (Bird) is a hundred years old.