Stamford and The Great War - Stamford Town Council

Stamford and the Great War by W.F. Markwick

After the end of the war, W.F. Markwick compiled a detailed account of the events and the impact of the conflict on Stamford in his book Stamford and the Great War which was published by Dolby & Sons of High Street Stamford. The book is entitled “An authentic record of the war work of the Mayor and Mayoress and other inhabitants of the Ancient and Royal Borough of Stamford, with some account of the local conditions during the war period, 1914-1919” and is the most comprehensive account of the time.

Copies are available at £6 from www.reprintuk.com/books/stamford_and_the_great_war or a 15mb pdf scan of the original text is available here Stamford and the Great War

The subject matter included is a follows:

CONTENTS	PAGE
Foreword	3
Britain at War	5
Queen Mary's Guild and Hospital Supply Depot	9
The Belgian Refugees	19
Red Cross Motor Ambulances	23
Lord Kitchener's Recruiting Letter	27
The Military Tribunal	28
The Volunteer Training Corps	30
Blankets for the Troops	32
American Troops	32
Zeppelins	35
The Aerodromes	38
New Chain of Office for Mayoress	40
The Daylight Saving Bill	42
An International Episode	43
Stamford in Darkness	47
The Defence Arrangements	50
Prisoners of War Fete	53
Prisoners of War	56
"Feed the Guns" Week	60
Armistice Week	62
What the Elementary Schools Did	65
Food and Clothing	67
Food Production	72
Military Sports	74
Peace Prolamation	75
Peace Celebrations	77
Honour for Mayor and Mayoress	80
Peace Dinner	81
Our Glorious Dead	85
Roll of Honour	87