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Pte. William Ralph Upshall
British Army 2/4th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
from:Backway Lane, Evercreech, Somerset
Will's War is a true story based on facts, dates and place names discovered in an old diary kept by my grandfather, William Upshall, passed on to his son Eric Upshall and transcribed by me some 80 years later. The diary describes the life of Will and his close family in the village of Evercreech in Somerset and then Will's experiences during the Great War of 1914-18. At 16 years of age Bill makes a brave decision to lie about his age in order to enlist in the Army and joins the Somerset Light Infantry. His observations provide a fascinating personal view of the world during this eventful period of history.
