Westbourne & The Great War, by Nigel Peake

Westbourne & The Great War, by Nigel Peake

Book published by the Westbourne Local History Group, 120 pages. Paperback (N5160PE)

Westbourne is a small village in the Chichester area of West Sussex, and lies close to the border with Hampshire, and this book provides a fascinating history of the village and its people during the First World War. Chapters include:

• The eve of war
• The Home Front
• A Heroic Clergyman
• Medals for an entire crew
• The mysterious world of the Q Ships
• Brothers in the Trenches
• The Boys of the Old Brigade
• Life in the Trenches
• Lest we Forget
• Rolls of Honour

Condition of the book is generally excellent. The covers are clean and bright, the spine is tight and intact, and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound.There is a small price sticker on the rear side cover.