A flurry orf readings and talks on the book, Tell Mum Not to Worry, has come temporarily to an end but various other engagements are lined up for later in the year. Earlier this month I spoke at Cardiff Cenral Library and at three branch libraries in the city from which the subject of the book Sapper Dewi David originated. Further interest in the book is now expected later in April when the 100th anniversary of the first landings by British troops on Gallipoli is celebrated on April 25th with a service at Westminster Abbey, and a march past down Whitehall. Sapper David was of course one of the men of the 53rd (Welsh) division who served at Gallipoli and he writes mo vingly of the floods late in No vember that persuaded the British to evacuate their positions. On April 2nd there will be a concert of Gallipoli songs at The Place near King's Cross. Copies of the book are still available - just e-mail me on rhys.david@btinternet.com
Published on March 26, 2015 08:27