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The Story of the Unknown Warrior by Michael Gavaghan
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M & L Publications, c/o Livesey-Scott Solicitors, Derby House, Fulwood, Preston, Lancs. PR2 8JF, 1995. Hardback, 88p
[This First World War book review first appeared in Stand To! No. 46 April 1996. This magazine, the journal of The Western Front Association is published three times a year. The entire archive of over 118 issues is available t...
Not Forgotten by Neil Oliver
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Accompanied the major Channel Four series on World War I Neil Oliver with a forward by Ian Hislop Hodder & Stoughton (2005) Second Hand Hardback edition purchased recently > 99p Though a companion to a Channel 4 TV documentary series on remembrance originally presented by Ian Hislop, the accompanying book was written by the then less wel...
'A Letter to the Unknown Warrior' by Eloise Rawsthorne-Durand
The author's great-grandparents during the Second World War This is my story. Many still come to me for reassurance, many still look at me in pain and many more look at me for guidance but I call to the unknown whilst their families are near. Giving them a spark of hope just when time runs out. I had a family once long ago but I had to par...
The Name Beneath the Stone by Robert Newcome
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Universe Press, 2019, £10.99, pb. Ills. 350pp. ISBN: 9781912690558 In November, 1920, the body of an unknown soldier was plucked from the battlefields of the First World War and buried amidst great solemnity in Westminster Abbey – a powerful symbol of those who lost their life in the catastrophic conflict. The importance of this body’s identity...
The Story of the Unknown Warrior of Westminster Abbey by Gerry White
The tomb of the Unknown Warrior, which is located at the west end of the Nave of Westminster Abbey in London, symbolizes the courage and sacrifice made by members of the British armed forces who fell during the Great War. Ever since the Unknown Warrior was interred in the abbey at a State Funeral on 11 November 1920, his tomb has become a place...
John Nichol's 'The Unknown Warrior'
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The Western Front Association was greatly honoured to have John Nichol as its guest on 11 November 2023 at the Cenotaph and as our guest speaker at the Guards Chapel after the ceremony. Many members will be aware of John's participation in the First Gulf War and his now famous book, 'Tornado down!' which details his extraordinary story as an ai...
The Unknown Warrior by John Nichol
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (September 26, 2024) Length: 400 pages ISBN13: 9781398509443 ‘The Unknown Warrior’ by John Nichol has substance—literally and figuratively. You feel its quality the moment you have it in your hand, with its weighty presence, suede-like feel to the dust jacket, and the look and smell of high-quality print. This...