Uncle Tom's Diary: A Story of Secrets
- ISBN-10
- 1925146200
- ISBN-13
- 9781925146202
- Category
- Soldiers
- Pages
- 80
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Author
- Robert N. Kidd
Description
Major Thomas Anderson Kidd (10th Light Horse A.I.F.) has memories that still haunt him after the First World War. An adoring nephew, who finds the reluctance to talk about the war frustrating, visits his wartime hero. Major Kidd, who served in Gallipoli and Egypt, was wounded and later became seriously ill with Cholera. Described as fearless and bullet proof the men even considered him to be bomb proof! He was Mentioned in Despatches for gallantry on several occasions and it was he who suggested Hugo Throssell be awarded the Victoria Cross at Hill 60. Major Kidd was a faithful correspondent and wrote many diaries and letters during his times overseas during the Boer War and the First World War. A set of his detailed diaries can now be found at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. They have been useful for authors still trying to untangle the mysteries of The Great War; but where were the dairies for all those years? Major Kidd's re-written diary tells of his frustration with the foolishness of some orders and the impossibility of many aspects of the campaigns that he was involved in. As an officer he had to lead his men by example and they admired him. His own memory of World War 1 comes to life again after the war because one of the diaries he wrote is discovered. Who knows about them and should they tell someone? The discovery of the re-written diary could cause problems for the main character in the story as they couldn't tell the secret and now worry about being found out. They wished they had done things differently to make it easier for everyone concerned. Service personnel and their families have a life before, during and after wartime and this book touches upon the affect war had on this family all those years ago. Some of us are interested in stories of adventure but we are all interested in secrets. The story ponders whether some secrets need to be told. Are some okay to share and should some be kept?
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