Lady Under Fire on the Western Front (Paperback)

Dorothie Feilding

ISBN 10: 1526796848 / ISBN 13: 9781526796844

Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, South Yorkshire, 2021

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Paperback. When Britain went to war in 1914 many people rallied to the cause, determined to join the colours or be useful in some other way. Lady Dorothie Mary Evelyn Feilding was one of the latter. Lady D spent almost three years on the Western Front in Belgium driving ambulances for the Munro Motor Ambulance Corps, an all-volunteer unit. During her time in Flanders her bravery was such that she received the Belgian Order of Leopold, the French Croix de Guerre and was the first woman to be awarded the British Military Medal. She wrote home to Newnham Paddox, near Rugby, almost daily. Her letters reflect the mundane, tragedy and horror of war and also the tensions of being a woman at the front contending with shells, gossip, funding, lice, vehicle maintenance and inconvenient marriage proposals. Though Dorothie was the daughter of an Earl and from a privileged upbringing she had an easy attitude that transcended social boundaries and that endeared her to all that she came in to contact with whether royalty or the ordinary fighting man. AUTHOR: Born in 1889, Dorothie Feilding was the daughter of the Earl of Denbigh. After 4 years on the Western Front she married in July 1917. She had five children and died in 1935. About the Editors Andrew and Nicola Hallam met while at the University of Wolverhampton. They both work in local Government and live in Rugby. 32 b/w illustrations The unpublished letters and photographs of a member of Munro Motor Ambulance Corps. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lady Under Fire on the Western Front (Paperback)
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, South Yorkshire
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1526796848
• ISBN 13: 9781526796844
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

When Britain went to war in 1914 many people rallied to the cause, determined to join the colors or be useful in some other way. Lady Dorothie Mary Evelyn Feilding was one of the latter. ‘Lady D’ spent almost three years on the Western Front in Belgium driving ambulances for the Munro Motor Ambulance Corps, an all-volunteer unit. During her time in Flanders her bravery was such that she received the Belgian Order of Leopold, the French Croix de Guerre and was the first woman to be awarded the British Military Medal.

She wrote home to Newnham Paddox, near Rugby, almost daily. Her letters reflect the mundane, tragedy and horror of war and also the tensions of being a woman at the front contending with shells, gossip, funding, lice, vehicle maintenance and inconvenient marriage proposals.

Though Dorothie was the daughter of an Earl and from a privileged upbringing she had an easy attitude that transcended social boundaries and that endeared her to all that she came in to contact with whether royalty or the ordinary fighting man.

About the Author

Born in 1889, Dorothie Feilding was the daughter of the Earl of Denbigh. After 4 years on the Western Front she married in July 1917. She had five children and died in 1935.

Andrew and Nicola Hallam are authors and historians.