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War memoirs of a young American in British service in 1914
The memoir recounts William J. Robinson’s wartime journey from London to Ostend, his role with British cavalry and armored units, and combat around Ypres. He details Christmas 1914 in trenches, encounters with Belgian spies and German troops, prayers, nursing and chaplain efforts, and a dramatic dispatch rider mission earning a Victoria Cross. He also reflects on Indian troops, trench conditions, snipers, poison gas, and harsh winter hardship.
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William J. Robinson
Young America
London
Ostend
Ypres
Killa
Antper
Tella
Royal Horns Artillery
Acton
Paris
Jenathan
Alre
Boescheppe
McNulty
France
England
Royal Scots
Hollebeke
Giviston
Dickebusch-Holleeke