Talking to my Parish Priest one day I illustrated a point by describing an incident during the First World War.
He seemed interested and said: “Why don’t you write a book about your experiences?” I laughed at the idea and told him, quite truthfully, that I hadn’t had the education.
However, I mentioned the matter to my daughter, who is interested in writing herself, and she said: “Go on Dad, get some pencils and exercise books and write down what you can remember. I’ll type it for you and at least I should like to read it”.
So, after fifty years I set out to record what I can remember of my Army experiences. Every word is true; only some of the names mentioned are fictitious and I have purposely avoided looking up records and histories so that just my memories are included. I cannot vouch for the actual order of the events as I have no memory for dates.
The result is dedicated to the best pal a Tommy ever had; Bill Easterby.
Harry Williams.
The book “Trenches and Trees” is available from Amazon, and many online book stores.
No one can guarantee success in war, but only deserve it.
Winston Churchill (1874-1965)