Nothing prepares a man for war and Private Charles Waite, of the Queen’s Royal Regiment, was ill-prepared when his convoy took a wrong turning near Abbeville and met 400 German soldiers and half a dozen tanks. He lost his freedom that day in May 1940 and didn’t regain it until April 1945 when he was… Read More Survivor of the Long March, Five Years as a POW, 1940 – 1945
THE LITTLE BOOK OF WILTSHIRE is a compendium of fascinating information about the county, past and present. Contained within is a plethora of entertaining facts about Wiltshire’s famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside, history, natural history, literary, artistic and sporting achievements, agriculture, transport, industry and royal visits. A reliable reference… Read More The Little Book of Wiltshire
Civitella in Val di Chiana, 1920 Keith Morgan writes: ‘I am really excited that The Road to Civitella 1944: The Captain, the Chaplain and the Massacre is finally out. It’s wonderful to read about my father Capatin John Morgan and his friend the Passionist chaplain Father O’Shea and what happened during their time in Italy… Read More Italy 29 June 1944 – a father’s story finally told
Charles Henry Waite: 1919-2012 Private in the 2/7th Queen’s Royal Regiment, 1939-1946 POW in Stalag 20B, 1940-1945 Survivor the Long March Five years as a POW, 1940-1945 by Charles Waite with Dee La Vardera. Foreword by Terry Waite CBE. The History Press, 2012. Charles Waite passed away peacefully at home in Kidderminster on 10 February… Read More POW No: 10511
