When the office went to war
Subtitle: war letters from men of the Great Western Railway
By: Clare Horrie, Kathryn Petersen
Contributors: Petersen, Kathryn, compiler
Publisher: Conway
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781844862801; 9781844862825; 9781844862818
Subjects: Correspondence; Employees; World War, 1914-1918; British Personal narratives; Soldiers; Great Western Railway (Great Britain)
Description: "During the course of the First World War, staff of the Great Western Railway's Audit Office sent letters and photographs back to their employer in Paddington, which were in turn collated into monthly "newsletters" by those who stayed at home to keep Britain moving. Today these newsletters give a unique insight into the Great War - these soldiers were writing to inform and entertain their colleagues rather than to comfort a worrying parent or to confess their love to a distant partner - and bring a distinct band of individuals to life. The story is told chronologically to recreate the suspense in the Audit Office as the remaining few waited to hear from their colleagues at the Front."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes soldier biographies.
Table of contents: title: August 1915; title: October 1915; title: November 1915; title: January 1916; title: March 1916; title: May 1916; title: August 1916; title: November 1916; title: March 1917; title: October 1917; title: March 1918; title: August 1918; title: Conclusion.