Brothers In Arms: The Great War Letters Of Captain Nigel Boulton R.A.M.C. And Lieut Stephen Boulton, A.I.F.

Two brothers. Different armiesWhen war broke out in August 1914, University of Sydney medical graduate Nigel Boulton was training as a paediatrician in London and he promptly joined the Royal Army Medical Corps of the British Expeditionary Force. Back in Sydney, his younger brother Stephen left the Commonwealth Bank's head office in January 1915 to enlist as an Artillery Gunner with the Australian Imperial Force.Two national identitiesBoth men were born in Australia of English parents. Both attended the British Orphan Asylum at Slough in England and The King's School at Parramatta in Australia. Which country was home?Two distinct voicesAnglophile Nigel (Dearest Mother) has a strategic and medical view of the war. Aussie Stephen (My dear Matee) tells his day-to-day story of front-line artillery life, the ravages of dysentery and the trials of artillery officer training at Lord's in London as he progresses to the rank of Lieutenant in the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.An overview of 1914-1918The Boulton brothers' letters to their widowed mother living in Sydney sweep from the outbreak of hostilities in Europe through Egypt and Gallipoli to Pozi?res and other major artillery battles on the Western Front, to the withdrawal of Australian troops in early October 1918, to the occupation forces entering Germany in December 1918.A lesson for us in the practice of gratitudeIt's rare to find a set of letters like these. The story of the Boulton brothers in the service of their country will stay with you long after you turn the last page. Six more hours would have changed everything.

• | Author: Louise Wilson
• | Publisher: Bookpod
• | Publication Date: Feb 19, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 426 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0980447852
• | ISBN-13: 9780980447859