The grandfather on father's side entered the attack on the Lushun fort, and the maternal grandfather was building the monument of Akiyama Yoshifuru with people of the village.
The grandfather was summoned on September 1, Meiji 37(1904), went over the continent on November 28, and entered the attack on the Lushun fort. It got injured by the Tung-chi-kuan-shan North Fort on January 1, Meiji 38. It was hospitalized in the first-aid center in Dalian on January 6, and hospital was left on May 7.Military service was exempted on September 16, Meiji 38.
The monument which Akiyama Yoshifuru wrote stands. It is near the house where the mother was born.Here, Akiyama was respected as an educator.This monument was built by people of Yamanouthi-Koyama area in Showa 3(1928).There is a maternal grandfather's name.
By the way, Tatsuki photo studio is foundation in Meiji 16 (1883), and is a parents' home of one of the photographers representing Japan Tatsuki Yoshihiro.