PAT Evans has a unique claim to fame ... he was one of Gloucestershire's first ever road accident victims.
Mr Evans, 88, of Strongbow Road, Chepstow, was reminded on the Sunday in 1918 when he saw a picture of a vintage Ford Touring car in a recent edition of the Review.
Mr Evans was leaving Sunday School at Stroat with other children and heading for his home at Little Wibdon when the accident happened.
He takes up the story.
"Suddenly there was a loud and strange noise. Of course, none of us had seen a motor car before. We ran to see it and unfortunately it knocked me down.
"I was dragged along the road. It left me with a bang on the head and a sprained ankle."
The car was driven by Mr Charlie Smale, a well known local businessman of the time who had a drapers, grocers and furniture business in Newerne Street, Lydney.
He was the grandfather of well known actress Deborah Kerr.
"I can just remember Mr Smale bringing me a new suit and a hobby horse, my favourite toy.
"I wonder if anyone has a photograph of Mr Smale's car? From what I was told later I think it was a Ford," said Mr Evans.
The injuries?
"The sprain to my ankled never really got better and caused me a problem years later in the royal Navy," he said.
Review photographer Steve Cassidy took Mr Evans along to see Mr Melville Watts's vintage vehicles and from his family records Mr Watts was also able to supply an invoice from Mr Smale dated 1922.