Sergeant William Frederick White: A Great War Diary

Sergeant William Frederick White: A Great War Diary by Janet Smolders

Sergeant William Frederick White: A Great War Diary is centered on a collection of personal diaries kept by the author’s great-uncle from September 1915 to January 1919. Promoted through the ranks to sergeant in the 19th Battalion, Fred fought in five major battles in Belgium and France on the Western Front. He was one of the lucky ones who made it home.

For four years less a day, Fred had a front row seat to the unbelievable misery, mayhem and violence of the Great War. Still, like brave people do, Fred and his chums made the best of it. Making history come alive, A Great War Diary is a story of honour, resilience and hope.

A long, long time ago and very far away, Fred’s story still has meaning today.

ISBN: 978-1-77257-417-3 (PB)