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What Did You Do In The Great War, Grandfather? The Life and Times of an Edwardian Horse Artillery Officer

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9781912174034

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... A uniquely personal insight into one man's war and is a fitting testament to his war service --Great War Magazine

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This is Charles Barrington’s first book. At the age of 70 - and now a grandfather himself - he wanted to record and understand the life of his own much-loved grandfather before, during and after the Great War. Charles’ grandfathers both fought in the Great War as gunners and his father was also a gunner - actively involved in the campaigns in North Africa, Italy, Normandy and through to Berlin. Charles went to Wellington College, but has never been a soldier himself. After qualifying as an accountant, Charles had a career in shipping, banking and latterly in the world of infrastructure finance - specialising in projects for the Ministry of Defence. Charles and Ann, his wife, have lived in Suffolk in the same house for the last 40 years and he has just written a Neighbourhood Plan for his village. The book has been a major exercise in research and has taken three years to write: family records (other than the photographs) were sparse and much of the book is based on original material Charles discovered as he dug into the story. The book is less of a history and more of a social biography.

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