Forgotten Great War Soldiers of the Midland Railway - Quintin Watt

This presentation examines the wartime experiences of eighteen employees of the Midland Railway, who formerly worked on the South Staffordshire line between Wolverhampton (High Level) and Castle Bromwich.  The talk follows the route of this forgotten railway and explains how these railwaymen-soldiers fought and died in the Great War.  It includes case-studies of men from Wolverhampton, Wednesfield, Willenhall, Walsall, Aldridge, Brownhills, Penns, Sutton Coldfield, Water Orton and Castle Bromwich.