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Kindly Light: The Story of Blind Veterans UK
Dr Andrew Norman
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Description for Kindly Light: The Story of Blind Veterans UK
Paperback. The story of Blind Veterans UK, an organization that was founded 100 years ago by Sir Arthur Pearson, who was himself blind, during the First World War, in order to bring hope and practical help to Allied servicemen blinded in their country's service. It also tells how light from the torch which Pearson lit has spread to all corners of the earth. Num Pages: 192 pages, 93 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFG; JKSN1; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
This is the story, in words and pictures, of Blind Veterans UK, an organization that was founded 100 years ago by Sir Arthur Pearson, who was himself blind, during the First World War, in order to bring hope and practical help to British and Allied servicemen blinded in the service of their country. It also tells of how light from the torch which Pearson lit in 1915 spread to all corners of the earth, to which his beloved St Dunstaners returned, having 'graduated' from the mother organization in Regent's Park - for example, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa. Herewith are accounts of the lives of many St Dunstaner's/Blind Veterans, who each in his or her unique way, triumphed over blindness, together with a unique collection of photographs, including those provided by Blind Veteran's UK, by the Pearson family, and by the families of St Dunstaners throughout the world. And this includes the story of my own grandfather, Thomas Waldin, who was himself a St Dunstaner.
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781553893
SKU
V9781781553893
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Dr Andrew Norman
Andrew Norman was born in Newbury, Berkshire, UK in 1943. Having been educated at Thornhill High School, Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and St Edmund Hall, Oxford, he qualified in medicine at the Radcliffe Infirmary. He has two children Bridget and Thomas, by his first wife.From 1972-83, Andrew worked as a general practitioner in Poole, Dorset, before a spinal injury cut short his medical career. He is now an established writer whose published works include biographies of Thomas Hardy, T. E. Lawrence, Winston Churchill, Agatha Christie, Enid Blyton, Beatrix Potter, and Adolf Hitler. Andrew was remarried to Rachel in 2005.
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