Book published by Ampthill History Forum in 2014, 149 pages. Paperback (N7619)
From the rear side cover: Ampthill has the unusual distinction of having two war memorials following the First World War. The reasons behind this are simple, but led to considerable discourse between the town and church. There are 67 names on the two main memorials in the town, but the names are not identical. The background to the war, the battles the men fought in and the stories behind each of the 67 men who died is given, together with facts and figures on how Ampthill fared compared with other local villages concerning casualties. Chapters in the book include:
Ampthill Roll of Honour
The War Memorial Question
The Alameda War Memorial
St Andrew's Church War Memorial
Methodist Church War Memorial
Structure of the British Army in 1914
The Bedfordshire Regiment
A Brief History of the First World War
The Battles for Ypres
The Somme
Arras
Gallipoli
The Decisive Battles of 1918
The Use of Gas
Recruitment
Facts and Figures
The Deaths of the men in date order
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The men who died, their lives and deaths
Endnotes
Condition of the book is generally very good. The covers are clean and bright, with only very light nibbling and wear along the edges and corners, the spine is intact and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound.