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    Yours Ever, Charlie: A Worcestershire Soldier's Journey to Gallipoli
    Yours Ever, Charlie: A Worcestershire Soldier's Journey to Gallipoli
    Yours Ever, Charlie: A Worcestershire Soldier's Journey to Gallipoli
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    Yours Ever, Charlie: A Worcestershire Soldier's Journey to Gallipoli

    By Ann Crowther

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    Yours Ever, Charlie is the fascinating account of Charles Crowther, one of many British men who volunteered to fight for king and country in the First World War. When Charles volunteered he was almost forty-three and devoted to his family; this book demonstrates how his and an entire generations sense of duty to the nation overpowered their fears of fighting abroad and, for many, the possibility of never coming home.

    Charles granddaughter explores his journey from the idyllic village of Wilden, Worcestershire, to the battlefields of France and then Gallipoli, where he was fatally wounded. Using the fluent, vivid and moving letters sent home to his family, together with the few replies that ever reached him, this book reflects upon Charles ideals, the people who inspired him, and those whom he loved and was fighting to protect.

    Illustrated by rare photographs and original letters, and with a Foreword by Al Murray which provides an overview of the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign, this book is a poignant reminder of how beneath the staggering statistics of the First World War lie innumerable personal and tragic stories.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe History Press
    Release dateApr 22, 2010
    ISBN9780750954310
    Yours Ever, Charlie: A Worcestershire Soldier's Journey to Gallipoli

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