Additional information
| Weight | 460 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 230 × 160 × 12 mm |
| ISBN | 9781921555558 |
| Format | |
| Page extent | 250 |
| Publication Year | 2010 |
| Subject | Military |
| Imprint | Boolarong Press |
Diaries of a Stretcher-Bearer 1916-1918
$32.99
Donald Munro
Diaries of a Stretcher-Bearer is the story of a family that came to Australia before World War I and found itself immersed in the war with four family members taking part. It is a day-to-day account of the heroism of the stretcher-bearers during World War I.
These men walked out into no man’s land, picked up the wounded and dying and struggled back to their own trenches through the glutinous Somme mud under fire from German snipers. Intertwined in the book is the story of another brother evacuated from Gallipoli with typhoid fever. It tells of his whirlwind romance with the English Nurse who nursed him back to health, and the tragic end of their romance in a Royal Flying Corps training crash.
Throughout the book the author maintains his steadfast spirit in finding the lighter side of war. Contrasting the horror of war are stories of army idiocy and the camaraderie of true mateship. Diaries of a Stretcher-Bearer is a book that reveals both the best and worst of human nature.
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This book reveals the day-to-day life of a young, articulate man in constant danger. It is stark, almost brutal, in its detail but, at the same time, Edward Munro cushions the reader with an innate humour.
It is a tribute to the several members of the Munro family that they have assembled so many elements of Edward’s service life and of his brothers in such an accessible form. Edward died in 1995 aged 98. Like so many dedicated diarists he has left us a most valuable legacy.
Ian Matthews AM, The Order No. 35, 2014
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This book will be of interest to many readers: those with an interest in military medicine, and those who wish to learn more about Australians serving in the AIP during the Great War.
Liana Markovich, Wartime
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A read recommended for anyone interested in the triumph of the human spirit.
Robert Mitchell, Trust News Australia