Dad's war: father, soldier, hero
Tarrant, Chris 1946-
Dad's war: father, soldier, hero - Virgin Books 2014 - 320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Includes bibliographical references and index
Chris Tarrant and his father Basil were very close, they played sport together, watched sport together and shared the same sense of humour. Chris loved and admired his father but it was only after his death he realised that he hardly knew him at all. Basil Avery Tarrant grew up in 1920s Reading. He worked as an administrator in a local factory and spent his Saturday nights down at the music halls. But what happened to Basil during the war, and how he came to be awarded the Military Cross, remained a mystery to Chris and his family for nearly sixty years. In this emotional journey, Chris discovers that Basil was involved in some of WWII's most significant campaigns.
9780753555101 0753555107
100=NOTNACO 600=NOTNACO
Tarrant Basil Avery
Soldiers--England--Reading--Biography
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front
Reading (England)--Biography
920 TAR
Dad's war: father, soldier, hero - Virgin Books 2014 - 320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Includes bibliographical references and index
Chris Tarrant and his father Basil were very close, they played sport together, watched sport together and shared the same sense of humour. Chris loved and admired his father but it was only after his death he realised that he hardly knew him at all. Basil Avery Tarrant grew up in 1920s Reading. He worked as an administrator in a local factory and spent his Saturday nights down at the music halls. But what happened to Basil during the war, and how he came to be awarded the Military Cross, remained a mystery to Chris and his family for nearly sixty years. In this emotional journey, Chris discovers that Basil was involved in some of WWII's most significant campaigns.
9780753555101 0753555107
100=NOTNACO 600=NOTNACO
Tarrant Basil Avery
Soldiers--England--Reading--Biography
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front
Reading (England)--Biography
920 TAR