Aldershot in the Great War

Description

The first book written about Britain’s premier army base in the First World War. The book contains and explores the following: • The first published record of the troops in Aldershot on 4 August 1914. • The first published list of officers and men from Aldershot killed in the war. • Lists the dead from WWI in Aldershot Cemetery. • Outlines the activities of crucial figures in the War such as Smith-Dorrien, Haig and French in Aldershot in the period before the War. • Traces the growth development of aircraft manufacture at Farnborough under the guidance of Mervyn O’Gorman from a balloon factory to major aircraft manufacture. • Highlights the changes in the social fabric of Aldershot during the war. • Records the experience of Aldershot as a premier training base through the eyes of Anthony Eden, Wilfred Owen and men of all ranks.