WW1 Memorial Quilt – Alexander – Cab Driver

As with the previous piece, this piece of my memorial quilt  was designed to remember 2 men whose jobs were not the same – one was a cab driver – which I assume means he drove any early car – and the other was a conductor on the trams.  However both vehicles operated on the streets.

For this design I decided to produce an artistic representation of the vehicles – a car and 2 trams.   I am not sure they are accurate colours – but that does not matter as I have used all sorts of unlikely colours for things in other pieces.  I don’t want to be too accurate.

The piece is 111 sts wide and 66 rows high.  I intend it to be placed immediately above the previous piece.

It is named after cab driver Alexander William John Bridger who was my second cousin, three times removed.  He was a private in the 15^th battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died on 26 October 1917 aged 35.

It is also to remember Arthur Frederick Tarry who was the husband of my third cousin three times removed.  He was a conductor on the trams and a gunner in the Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery who died on 6 April 1918 aged 39.

I should stop working on my family history until this project is complete – but I haven’t and so unfortunately the other day I found I am related to another soldier who died in World War 1.  I don’t know his occupation – so he should be included with the piece called Jack, but I have decided to mention him now as his name was Alec.  He was my fourth cousin, twice removed Alec William Quested.  He was a private in the 7^th Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment who died on 24 September 1918 aged 20.

I now only have 4 pieces left to knit.  I think I know roughly what they are going to look like – but I might change my mind.    The World Snooker tournament starts on Saturday and while that is on I hope to finish the next piece but I am mainly going to be concentrating on knitting a throw for Oxford Yarn Store.