 | This tells the story of Philip Bent - born in Canada but educated at
Ashby Boys' Grammar School. Trained for a career at sea, instead he
joined the Army in 1914, serving with the 9th Battalion of The Royal
Leicestershire Regiment. He was killed, leading a counter-attack against
the Germans at Polygon Wood during the Battle of Passchendaele. His
bravery earned him a posthumous Victoria Cross. The book is well
illustrated. | |
 | No. 21 June 2019 -
WW2 Memoirs of a schoolboy evacuee -
WW2 Evacuation of children from towns and cities -
Archbishop of Canterbury and the Coleorton Beaumonts -
St Helen’s church revivified -
Mediaeval coal mining in Coleorton -
History of St. Helen’s Parish Rooms |