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Harold and Joan, Letters Home: an intimate glimpse of one man''s journey through World War II

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By (author): Harold Bishop

Darling the hour has almost arrived. We leave tonight ... I am feeling it very much but I must not weaken. I must be brave. I think that will be the best attitude to take for us all 
 
Harold Bishop is called up to the army in 1941, aged 39. He leaves behind his wife Joan, his children and his livelihood as butler of the grand Cardoness House.
 
What follows is a tender and revealing collection of letters home. 
 
Despite the restrictions of the censors, Harold describes his time in a training barracks in Edinburgh, his health and clothes, and his eventual deployment to North Africa. His letters also reveal glimpses of Joan's experiences, making this a valuable social history and a record of a soldier's service. 
 
A tender and revealing collection that shares the life and cares of a soldier and his family during WWII See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 150g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 10 Nov 2022
  • Publisher: Crumps Barn Studio
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781915067180

About Harold Bishop

Harold Bishop was born in 1902. At the outbreak of WWII he was working as a butler for Cardoness Hall in Scotland. He lived with his family in the Old Lodge on the estate. Called up to the army aged 39 in 1941 he spent his training as a driver in Edinburgh before being sent to North Africa. He served throughout the war returning home in 1945. His letters home have been transcribed and collected by his granddaughter Karen Geraldine Croft

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