Their first child was Fred who was born at 4 Milnerfield Villas just before his father was conscripted into the British army, choosing to join the Machine Gun Corps. Quite why he chose this is unclear for the chances of survival were extremely slim and one might have thought that, with a wife and young child, he would have tried to maximise his chances.
Kanilang unang anak ay Fred sino ay ipinanganak sa 4 Milnerfield Villas lamang bago ang kanyang ama ay conscripted sa British hukbo, pagpili sa mga sumali ng masinggan Corps. Lubos kung bakit siya pinili na ito ay hindi maliwanag para sa mga pagkakataon ng kaligtasan ng buhay ay lubhang kakaunti at ang isa ay maaaring magkaroon ng isipan na, na may asawa at mga batang anak, siya ay may tried sa maximise kanyang pagkakataon.