Aldershot in the Great War - Murray Rowlands

The first book written about Britains premier army base in the First World War. - - The book contains and explores the following: - -
The first published record of the troops in Aldershot on 4 August 1914. -
The first published list of officers and men from Aldershot killed in the war. -
Lists the dead from WWI in Aldershot Cemetery. -
Outlines the activities of crucial figures in the War such as Smith-Dorrien, Haig and French in Aldershot in the period before the War. -
Traces the growth development of aircraft manufacture at Farnborough under the guidance of Mervyn OGorman from a balloon factory to major aircraft manufacture. -
Highlights the changes in the social fabric of Aldershot during the war. -
Records the experience of Aldershot as a premier training base through the eyes of Anthony Eden, Wilfred Owen and men of all ranks.