Call to Arms - Officer Cadet Training at Eaton Hall 1943-1958

In response to very positive support, this book has been written and compiled by two Old Eatonian officer cadets, Keith Taylor and Brian Stewart. It has even been printed by an OE, Ronnie Adam, in Scotland!

The major part of the book consists of over 100 diverse, often amusing, personal accounts and reminiscences of cadets' experience at Eaton Hall OCS with reflections on the influence that this had on their subsequent lives.

This hardback book is in three parts and is beautifully produced with a number of carefully selected photographs. It includes a foreword by the Duke of Westminster, a chapter on the Grosvenor military history, Eaton Hall as a hospital in WWII and the bombing of the Hall, the occupation by BRNC Dartmouth from 1943—46 and an epilogue by the Rt. Revd. John Kirkham, himself an OE, in the form of the texts of his moving and memorable addresses in the chapel at Eaton on 7th May 1992 and 19th May 2006. It includes copies of documents and a comprehensive list of further reading about British Army National Service.

This book will fascinate and entertain any former cadet or member of staff who ever passed through the Golden Gates of Eaton Hall. It is an ideal present for yourself, a friend, relation or historian.

His Grace the Duke of Westminster has said: "I am grateful to the authors and to those who have contributed to this book and its publication for their enthusiasm and hard work and for providing a unique record of the military and social history of the period. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I have done."

Westminster

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Send to: Ronnie Adam, Upper Garden Cottage, Yair, Galashiels TD1 3PW  Tel: 01896 850648 working hours: 01896 753076 e-mail: ronnie@adam.gbtbroadband.co.uk

It is anticipated that the book will be ready for distribution during early November and it will be mailed out as quickly as possible thereafter.

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