William Sullivan

so it doesn't bother me.

Well, when I was seven years old, I found a coin belonging to my granddad and...

That was the beginning of it.

My mother told me he was a chef and my dad told me he was a chef in the British Army.

And later on in life, I just kept collecting and trying to find out more about him.

And the only story I could hear about him was my auntie would say, he'd always say when he was coming in from the farm, you'll get used to sleeping on top of dead bodies, but I can't stand rats.

So when I, only two years ago, Say that again, say that again.

You'll get used to sleeping on top of dead bodies, but I can't stand rats.

So when he was outside, a rat ran by him, and that was his flashback to World War I. So I found out only about two years ago that he was in the expeditionary force that went over to France in 1914.

So he fought in the mines, he fought in the settlement.

There was 1,325 men in his regiment.

At the end of the battle, there was 45 left alive.

45 set for duty, and he was one of the 45.

And he stayed in the British Army until 1926.

And he became a chef in 1922.

that's that's how it came about you know from your granddad's coin you started collecting yeah it's kind of a hobby that went mad that's the best way they're the best ones aren't they ah yeah listen don't get me wrong i've had i've been we've been open 12 years we opened in 2014 but officially opened in 2015 but

It's been the best 12 years of my life.

I've had nothing but fun, crack, met fantastic people, met fantastic reenactors that bring history to life.

You know, and just because somebody's dressed up as a German or a British soldier or an American, it doesn't mean that they're that way inclined.

They're just telling the story about that section of history, you know.