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Written by Murray Short
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Monday, 30 November 2009 |
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Written by Murray Short
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 |
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John Tregerthen SHORT was baptised in St Ives, Cornwall on 16 May 1785, the child of Elizabeth TREGERTHEN and Richard SHORT and died 13 December 1873 at the age of 89 years. After his ordeal in the Napoleonic war, he was married to Elizabeth CURNOW in St Ives on 29 March 1818 and they had six children. The book opens with a chapter from his diary written during the time he was a prisoner of the French from 1804-1814 to when he returned to St Ives, Cornwall to take up his civilian life again. The diary was kept by John during his time in prison and on the road, still a prisoner, as the Russians, Prussians and Austrians advanced on France from the east. The journey on foot from the prison at Givet to Bordeaux, was 1,276 miles and took 110 days. It is a fascinating insight into the terrible conditions the men endured.
The second chapter is the diary of his cousin Thomas WILLIAMS written at the same time. This is more of a narrative and the treatment more subjective with fewer names and facts.
The remainder of the book contains John's diary from 1817 to 1872 when he was back in St. Ives. |
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Written by Murray Short
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Sunday, 26 October 2008 |
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