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Dear Harry: The Firsthand Account of a World War 1 Infantryman
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| 9781894933605 |
| ISBN10: 1894933605 |
| ISBN13: 9781894933605 |
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| Self Published |
| Shephard, Norma Hillyer |
| Date Published: Nov. 2003 |
| Page Count: 253 |
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Binding: Perfect Bound
Language: English
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| $24.95 |
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| From the trenches of war torn France circa 1916, Cpl. Harry Hillyer reaches out to touch his granddaughter, five thousand miles away and over eighty-five years in the future. Dear Harry: The Firsthand Account of a World War 1 Infantryman is a compilation of letters and official documents to, from and concerning Cpl. Henry James Hillyer 73rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Highlanders. The collection has been transcribed by Hillyer's granddaughter and presents a detailed account of this soldier's experience, from training at Valcartier to the exhumation and reburial of his body at Vimy, in 1930. Drawing from Harry's personal logbooks, Shephard has prefaced each chapter with details of a Canadian soldier's training, at home and overseas. Together, grandfather and granddaughter chronicle life at training camp, on the battlefield and back home during the Great War.
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Author Bio: Montreal-born Norma Hillyer Shephard graduated from Vanier College, St. Laurent, Que. in 1973 and spent the next 18 years in full time nursing. She earned a Canadian Achiever's Award in 1985 for her work with Burlington Anatomical Inc. and is known as Canada's Hat Lady for her efforts in developing the Mobile Millinery Museum, a unique facility that travels to a multitude of venues, presenting retrospective millinery fashion shows. Shephard produces a quarterly newsletter entitled Hat Chat and enjoyed a brief spell as apsychotherapist before embarking on her writing and public speaking career. The author, who earned a Canadian Achievers Award in 1985, is currently working on a second compilation, a companion book to Dear Harry entitled Eddie's Story: a Soldier's Diary. |
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