Gallery
40 highlights from the book. Captions are the book’s own.
Every picture here appears in its chapter in the book. The gallery shows only highlights; the book has many more. Buy the book to see them all in place.
Walter and his family
Portraits of Walter and his family, and the farm where he was born.
Cadets and the Coronation, 1911
The junior cadets, the voyage and the Coronation of King George V.
Letters and documents
Letters, postcards and official papers, as reproduced in the book.
In the war
Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos and the Western Front.
Loss and remembrance
Walter’s death at Pozières, and how he was remembered.