Pro Patria Mori - Felsted School's Great War Fallen
Written by Christopher Dawkins & Jules Wallis
£10.00
This volume of 468 pages describes the lives of the 259 Felstedians who fell in the Great War, in lengths from 145 to 3300 words. Amongst them are:
- A Victoria Cross winner
- The naval Lieutenant Commander who gave up that relatively comfortable post to die as a machine gunner in the trenches.
- The Lieutenant Colonel who was so upset by the heavy losses amongst the men he led into battle on the first day of the Somme that he committed suicide.
- The 2nd Lieutenant discharged for medical reasons who joined up again as a Private, and then after a second medical discharge changed his name to join up for the third and last time.
- The man kicked out of Malaysia after being discovered in adultery with his boss's daughter, who then crossed the Pacific to become an American hero - so much so that a warship was named after him.
Fifty-four of the 259 were under 21 when they died. The death toll was about the size of the school, and 21% of the 1,200 who fought.
Available in Felsted Book Shop for £10 or to be sent a copy, please email archivist@felsted.org.
