Description

Title: Soldier and Evangelist – The Story of Lieutenant John Gotch Ridley MC

Author: Evans, Harold

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

Publication Date: 1980

ISBN: 0959495509

Cover: Soft Cover without Dust Jacket – 80 pages

Comments: This is the World War 1 Diary of Lieutenant John Ridley MC who was a survivor of Fromelles. It includes graphic descriptions of life in the trenches, encounters with the enemy, work among the wounded and dying and Ridley’s own thoughts as he faced the prospect of his own death. Despite being seriously wounded, Ridley returned to his unit and saw service on the Somme and Western Front.