Great War portraits
Collman, Keith2009
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Great War Portraits remembers the survivors of WW1. Men and women who lived into old age, unlike many of their contemporaries. The veterans included took part in some of the most historic battles and campaigns of the Great War: Ypres, Gallipoli, Loos, the Somme, Arras, Messines, Salonika, Passchendaele, the Middle East, Italy etc. Their experiences are wide and varied, such as: serving with the BEF in 1914, releasing gas at Loos, receiving gallantry awards, being shot down in the Royal Flying Corps, being wounded, made a prisoner of war, nursing in Salonika, enlisting when 15 years old. Included are the final three British veterans, all died in 2009, William Stone, Henry Allingham and Harry Patch. Fittingly the final photograph in the book was taken at the funeral of Harry Patch as his coffin was carried into Wells Cathedral.
Main title:
Great War portraits / Keith Collman
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Imprint:
Keith Collman Publishing, 2009
ISBN:
9780956366702 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.341
Language:
English
BRN:
1101346