'The Harrogate Army Apprentice', Yate author Fred Carslake's new publication - on show at Yate Library for a month - is not just a book about his army days.
It embraces the lives of a group of waifs and strays who joined the army as 15 year olds, many with no qualifications at all.
'The Harrogate Army Apprentice' not only charts their journey through the army apprentice school at Harrogate but carries on to show how they went up the ranks in the regular army and reflects on their success stories in civvy street.
It is an excellent combination of stories written by the lads who actually served there and shows the impact it had on their future lives.
Part One tells the story of what they actually did and got up to while they were there; the Army Apprentice School at Harrogate turned raw young boys many from broken homes into very skilled tradesmen. The skills instilled in them during their apprenticeships made the modern army what it is today.
Part Two Covers the time from when they graduated at Harrogate and served in the regular army, showing how far up the military ladder they went. It also shows a copy of their Roll of Honour and Honours write-ups.
Returning to Civvy Street and the bearing their army lives had on their civilian careers is also covered in this section. The success stories of these ex-Harrogate apprentices are what this book is all about. It will certainly give a great deal of inspiration to every one reading it, whatever their age group...
"The Harrogate Army Apprentice – Our Story" can be purchased from the library, or from Fred Carslake for £15 plus £2 postage at 29 Coopers Drive, Yate BS37 7XZ. Overseas postage available.
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