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LEAVING CHELTENHAM …………..and all that was dear |
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Cheltenham in the Great War |
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Title: Cheltenham In The Great War |
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Publisher: The History Press |
Author: Neela Mann |
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ISBN: 978 0 7509 6415 9 |
Cost: £14.99 |
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Status: Published in 2016 |
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In Association with Cheltenham Local History Society |
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Cheltenham in the Great War is the first book to portray the town, it’s people, and the impact of the ‘war to end all wars’ from the declaration of war in 1914 to Armistice Day in 1918.
Almost 1,000 Cheltenham women left by train every day for munitions work, hundreds made aeroplanes in the Winter Gardens, many were nurses and most former suffragettes joined the WVR. Why did two schools do double shifts for and what did the townspeople raise £186,000 in one week in 1918. How did Cheltenham cope with 7, 250 soldiers billeted in the town and ‘khaki fever’? This book gives an insight into the lives of different social classes in Cheltenham, and how their war was fought on the Home Front.
The Great War story of Cheltenham is told through considerable new research and is vividly illustrated throughout with evocative, informative images, many of which have not been published previously.
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