Stanley Spencer's Great War Diary 1915-1918 (Paperback)
WWI Military Biographies Arras Memoirs 1915 1916 1917 1918 Great War Memoirs Military
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Pages: 176
Illustrations: 8pp B & W plates
ISBN: 9781399074629
Published: 30th May 2022
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Stanley Spencer enlisted with the Royal Fusiliers as a private in 1915 and was commissioned in 1917 and thereafter served with the West Yorkshire Regiment until demobilised in 1919. He saw almost continuous active service from 1915 to the end of the War. he was present at the Battle of the Somme (well described), Montaubon and Vimy Ridge. He was slightly wounded on three occasions and was awarded the Military Cross for his role in a particularly successful trench raid on 1 August 1918. He writes of his experiences in a frank and graphic way.
Featured in:
Cher Ami, GWSIG Newsletter – International Plastic Modellers Society (UK) – March 2021
Great! One of the best Great War books of recent times.
The Long, Long Trail
gripping account
BBC Who Do You Think You Are Magazine - November 2008