Project Gutenberg 2025-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 106 Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William) 1866 1921 Hornung, Ernest William Hornung, E.W. Hornung, Ernesto G. E. W. H. H., E. W. 'Trusty and well beloved' : $b the little record of Arthur Oscar Hornung, Second lieutenant 3rd (attached 2nd) Essex Regiment $aColchester :$bSpottiswoode and Co., Ltd., $c1915. Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) ‘Trusty and well beloved’ : the little record of Arthur Oscar Hornung, Second…. by E. W. H. is a memorial biography and collection of wartime letters written in the early 20th century. It traces the brief service and bright spirit of Second Lieutenant Arthur Oscar Hornung of the Essex Regiment in World War I, using his own lively correspondence and a parent’s framing notes. The focus is on his enthusiasm, comradeship, and duty from enlistment to the front, and on the love and pride of those who knew him. The opening of the book follows Oscar from eager enlistment and training to his first journey up the Seine and days at Rouen, where he revels in sights, friends, and anticipation of action. A bout of illness lands him in hospital at Le Tréport, after which he reaches the Ypres sector; his letters vividly describe trench work, gas alarms, night wiring, rations, jokes, and his deep care for his men. He writes of a retreat under heavy shelling, a daring bombing foray that leaves him slightly wounded, and the death of his servant Crump, all with undimmed cheer and candor. The section closes with the editor’s stark account of Oscar’s death during a bombardment, followed by moving tributes from Eton, comrades, and his sergeant-major. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/trustywellbelove00horn/page/n5/mode/2up 20230616002857ewh 1915 GB Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives Hornung, Arthur Oscar, 1894-1915 -- Correspondence D501 Text Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - British Category: History - Warfare 142996 2025-07-30T07:07:13.199907 text/html 118195 2025-05-31T18:37:15 text/html 289967 2025-07-30T07:07:17.766907 application/epub+zip 289800 2025-07-30T07:07:14.475924 application/epub+zip 159461 2025-07-30T07:07:13.782914 application/epub+zip 615456 2025-07-30T07:07:19.944928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599969 2025-07-30T07:07:17.228915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124036 2025-07-30T07:07:12.835914 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104035 2025-05-31T18:37:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14460 2025-07-30T07:07:20.086861 application/rdf+xml 14674 2025-07-30T07:07:14.044907 image/jpeg 2162 2025-07-30T07:07:13.913891 image/jpeg 494040 2025-07-30T07:07:13.279898 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia