The Wiltshire Regiment in World War One

The Wiltshire Regiment in World War One PDF

Author: Lyn Dyson

Publisher:

Published: 2016-04-26

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781530815395

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In this book, Lyn Dyson explores the daily lives of the soldiers serving in the Wiltshire Regiment during World War One.This is a month by month account for each battalion of the Wiltshire Regiment and will be of interest to anyone who had an ancestor or family member serving in the Regiment at that time.Although there is some military history, and life in the trenches is described, Lyn has concentrated on the social and personal aspects of military life, such as how often the men were moving around, how often they had baths, what the weather was like, and what they did when they weren't in the trenches.The profits from the sale of this book will be divided between The West Lavington Youth Club, the West Lavington Branch of the Royal British Legion, and the Rifles Wardrobe and Museum Trust.

WILTSHIRE AND THE GREAT WAR

WILTSHIRE AND THE GREAT WAR PDF

Author: T. S. Crawford

Publisher: Crowood

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1847974473

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Soon after the start of the Great War, work hastily began on a series of hutted camps in Wiltshire for more than 100,000 men, and during the course of the war it became home to troops from Canada, Australia and New Zealand as well as Britain. With soldiers forming a third of the population the effect on the businesses, farms, and indeed the morals of the county was dramatic. Even after the Armistice peace did not return, with mutinies and rioting in the camps because of frustration at delays in demobilization. Wiltshire and the Great War describes this turbulent, fascinating period in depth. It describes pre-war training, showing how inappropriate it was to future warfare, outlines the pioneering of military aviation in the county and describes the role of railways in moving tens of thousands of troops. There are accounts of shirkers, spies, escaped prisoners of war, prostitutes, the 'landship' that clanked across the county and the wireless station that pinpointed the position of Zeppelins. Also described are advances in military technology, the camp-building scandals that led to an inquiry by a Royal Commission, press censorship, and the blighting of the Stonehenge landscape.

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