On The Move Again | by Sergeant Len ‘Shorty’ Frances and Neil Frances

Description

Part of the Army’s 10th reinforcement, Masterton-born Len Frances left New Zealand in July 1943, joining the 6th Field Regiment as a gunner. He served right through the Italian Campaign, feeding the guns at Sangro River, Cassino, Florence and up the Adriatic coast to Trieste, occasionally taking a little time out to continue accountancy studies.

Len kept a diary for 31 months, detailing military and other experiences in the land of his father’s birth, a Kiwi-Italian in the midst of total war. His story is also that of a young husband separated from wife and family half a world away.

Written by his son Neil, a military historian, this new book is more personal, based on the diary of his father.

Pages: 160

Published: 2021