Wilfred Owen died attempting to cross the canal at Ors under heavy machine gun fire. His parents would receive the telegram informing them of his death as the Armistice bells were ringing.

On Parade

Next project - a history of Newport rugby.
Initial guess at publication - late Summer 2015.







A.J.Gould
Newport, Richmond, Middlesex and Wales.

His record of 37 tries in 24 games in early 1890's still stands...

A Torch in Flame

My new book, published by Natula in July 2014, looks at the Great War from the perspective of five Hampshire cricketers who all, in their different ways, went off to take part in what became known as "the greatest game of them all". As Europe slid into the abyss in the late summer of 1914, these men answered the call, never dreaming that their world would change forever. After all, if the whole affair was to be over by Christmas, they would hardly miss much cricket, surely?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stormy-Blast-Community-Following-Southampton/dp/1897887981/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1385636062&sr=1-1&keywords=the+stormy+blast

We all have to start somewhere...