Leonard's War

LEONARD'S WAR is a novel based on my Grandfather's Diary from WW1 where he worked on the Ambulance Trains in France.Leonard went to France with his friend John in January 1916. They were serving King and country through the Battle of the Somme. Both men were from Woodhouse Eaves in Leicestershire. They trained in a busy Field Hospital complex set up on the horse racing track in Rouen. We follow through the Pain of Serious Injuries, to Life in the Trenches and the Workload of the Stretcher Bearers. We meet "Woodbine Willie" the well known Padre that gave away cigarettes and New Testaments.We come Home to Woodhouse Eaves where a Convalescent Home is set up there in Beaumanor Hall. The Contents of the Diary From The Great War are included in this Book.