Letters From the Trenches: A Soldier of the Great War
By Bill Lamin.
Description
Harry Lamin was born in Derbyshire in 1877 and left school at 13 to work in the lace industry, but by December 1916 he had been conscripted into the 9th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment and sent to war. Harry's letters home to his family describe the conflict with a poignant immediacy, even 90 years on, detailing everything from the action in battle to the often amusing incidents of life among his comrades. Throughout the letters, Harry's tone is unwaveringly stoical, uncomplaining and good humoured. Letters From The Trenches is a fitting tribute to the unsung hero...
ISBN(s)
1782431144, 9781782431145
