The Diary of Private AA Bridges
25th Field Service Garrison Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | Phyllis Dawson Nicholls | ISBN: | 9781861512581 |
| Publisher: | Memoirs Publishing | Publication: | June 2, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Mereo Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Phyllis Dawson Nicholls |
| ISBN: | 9781861512581 |
| Publisher: | Memoirs Publishing |
| Publication: | June 2, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Mereo Books |
| Language: | English |
Alf Bridges, a modest, unremarkable Hertfordshire lad, was rejected for military service several times before in 1916 the Army finally decided he was good enough to fight for his country. It was a late decision but a wise one, because in the face of danger, Private Alfred Arthur Bridges proved to be as brave as a giant. Throughout his time serving in South Africa and the wastes of Siberia, Private Bridges kept a diary, supplemented by a collection of newspaper and regimental magazine articles of the period. Always modest and unassuming, often quietly amusing, it offers a vivid picture of the horrors and hardships of the Russian campaign and a fascinating perspective on a long-ago war.
Alf Bridges, a modest, unremarkable Hertfordshire lad, was rejected for military service several times before in 1916 the Army finally decided he was good enough to fight for his country. It was a late decision but a wise one, because in the face of danger, Private Alfred Arthur Bridges proved to be as brave as a giant. Throughout his time serving in South Africa and the wastes of Siberia, Private Bridges kept a diary, supplemented by a collection of newspaper and regimental magazine articles of the period. Always modest and unassuming, often quietly amusing, it offers a vivid picture of the horrors and hardships of the Russian campaign and a fascinating perspective on a long-ago war.
