Ep.353 – Edgar Loveland and the QWR – Steve Hammond
This episode ofMentioned in Dispatches features Steve Hammond, editor and compiler ofQuarter Bloke, with the Westminsters at War, a book that provides a compelling account of Edgar Percy Loveland’s experiences in the Queen’s Westminster Rifles during the Great War. Through Loveland’s diaries, letters, and photographs, as well as Hammond’s extensive research, the book offers a deeply personal insight into the daily realities of war.
Hammond discusses Loveland’s life, the experiences of the QWR soldiers, and the significance of first-hand accounts in understanding the human side of military history.