Stanley Spencer's Great War Diaries - Hardcover

Spencer MC, Stanley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844157784 ISBN 13: 9781844157785

Publisher: Pen and Sword Military, 2008

Synopsis

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 demobilized 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.

About this title

About the Author:

Stanley Spencer married after the war but, tragically, contracted TB in both his kidneys and was an invalid for the rest of his life. He died in 1943. His granddaughter who has edited this collection lives in East Sussex.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1844157784
• ISBN 13: 9781844157785
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Wilks Karen