Grand Bank Soldier: The War Letters of Lance Corporal Curtis Forsey

Riggs, Bert (editor); Forsey, Curtis

ISBN 10: 1897317158 / ISBN 13: 9781897317150

Published by Flanker Press Ltd., St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, 2007

About this Item

Signed by the editor on the title page. Small curl/creasing at corners and light soil to outer edges. Wraps have light edge/rub wear and light creasing. Actual book for sale pictured - signed sticker removed after the picture was taken. 15.3 x 23 x 1.6cm, wt500g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grand Bank Soldier: The War Letters of Lance Corporal Curtis Forsey
• Publisher: Flanker Press Ltd., St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1897317158
• ISBN 13: 9781897317150
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Condition: VG
• Signed: Signed by Editor
• Seller catalogs:
  • War

About this title

Synopsis

Grand Bank Soldier consists of 51 letters that Lance Corporal Curtis Forsey wrote to his mother and father back home in Grand Bank during the 19 months he was on active duty in World War I. He saw action with the Newfoundland Regiment at Passchendaele Ridge, at Bailleuil, and at Kieberg Ridge, where, in late September 1918, he was wounded by two bullets and a piece of shrapnel. Forsey was recuperating in an English hospital when the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. After the war, he returned home to manage the family business, Patten & Forsey. Curtis Forsey died in 1993, a respected community leader and a man who lived a life of honour and integrity.

About the Author

Bert Riggs, who was born in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, in 1954, holds a B.A. and a B.Ed. from Memorial University and a masters degree in information studies from the University of Toronto. He has been an archivist at Memorial University since 1989 and currently is head of the Archives and Manuscripts Division of the university's Queen Elizabeth II Library. From 1997 to 2006, he wrote a weekly column for the St. John's Telegram. He is a bencher with the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador and is chair of the board of the Resource Centre for the Arts, owners and operators of the LSPU Hall.