A First Visit to the Trenches
Wilfrid Ewart
English novelist and journalist Wilfrid Ewart (1892-1922) survived the battlefields of the First World War only to die a few years later in Mexico City where near midnight, he stepped out onto his hotel balcony to observe the New Year's festivities and was killed by a stray bullet fired by a reveler below.
This is Ewart's firsthand account of his first visit to the trenches in February 1915.
Author - Wilfrid Ewart.
Narrator - Cathy Dobson.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
English novelist and journalist Wilfrid Ewart (1892-1922) survived the battlefields of the First World War only to die a few years later in Mexico City where near midnight, he stepped out onto his hotel balcony to observe the New Year's festivities and was killed by a stray bullet fired by a reveler below. This is Ewart's firsthand account of his first visit to the trenches in February 1915. Author - Wilfrid Ewart. Narrator - Cathy Dobson. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
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