Wigston in the First World War
Erschienen am 1. Juni 2014
128 Seiten
978-0-7509-5726-7 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Wigston, in the heart of tranquil Leicestershire, was transformed from a peaceful existence in August 1914 as war clouds swept across the skies of Europe. This village, the home of farming folk and framework knitters, suddenly witnessed its young men leaving, in vast numbers, to answer the call of King and Country. Greater demands were placed upon those who remained as the factories and farms responded to the needs of a wartime nation. A unique presence was the Glen Parva Barracks, the Regimental Depot of The Leicestershire Regiment, where tens of thousands of recruits and conscripted men received their basic training to prepare them for war. This is the story of Wigston in the First World War, the men who fought on the front line - one of whom was awarded the Victoria Cross - and those who served on the home front during 'the war to end all wars'.
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Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
Stroud
Großbritannien
Dateigröße
3,80 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-5726-7 (9780750957267)
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Duncan Lucas | Derek Seaton | Tricia Berry
Wigston in the First World War
Buch
06/2014
The History Press Ltd
38,51 €
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Inhalt
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Glen Parva Barracks
- 2 Recollections
- 3 Home Front: 1914-1918
- 4 Belgian Refugees
- 5 William Ewart Boulter VC and His Band of Brothers
- 6 The War Effort
- 7 1914 Wartime
- 8 The First World War
- 9 The Poppy and the Shamrock
- 10 Home to Rest
- 11 The Aftermath
- Bibliography
- Copyright
