Description

This book is the product of a long, dedicated and emotional journey of discovery by the author. What has been revealed are the fascinating family and military stories of no fewer than 68 boys from one small school in the one small town of Hitchin, who made the ultimate sacrifice in the ‘War to End all Wars’

This is not a book about monarchs, strategies and treaties, this is a book about the ordinary individuals whose lives, and the lives of whose families , were thrown into chaos by a conflict which still touches almost every family to this day.

About the Author

Former headteacher Jean Handley has had a passion for genealogy and Great War military history for more than 20 years. In 2010 she resolved to investigate the stories of the former pupils of the Hitchin Boys’ British School who lost their lives on the battlefields. For 17 years, she has been closely connected to the school, which is now an exciting museum of Elementary Education.

Paperback: 160 pages
Published by: Hitchin Historical Society, 2014
ISBN-10: 0992616204
ISBN-13: 978-0992616205
Product Dimensions: 22 x 15 x 1.3 cm