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.