Made Em Cry: The Wartime & Lifetime Experiences of One of the NOT-Ordinary Men

"These are extraordinary and vivid true stories from the First World War through the eyes of a soldier. It is illustrated with maps, photographs and documents depicting George Ellis' remarkable early life. George Ellis was a countryman from Essex who served in the latter stages of the First World War. He was a tough, taciturn man who spoke little of his early life experiences which remained almost entirely unknown to his immediate family. Like many others who experienced the dreadful events of War he began to talk about his early life following his retirement, unfolding dramatic reminiscences of astounding wartime experiences. These stories, so extraordinary and vivid, detail not just the War but of George’s youthful involvement in a farmworker’s strike, the little known Army Occupation of Germany, and his liking for female companionship. The book provides detail of rural events in North Essex against the background of a young man growing up in the early part of the previous century"