Grays (Thurrock) in the Great War

by Stephen Wynn and Ken Porter

Grays (Thurrock) in the Great War tells the story of Grays and the wider Thurrock area from the outbreak of the Great War until the peace of 1918. The Docks at nearby Tilbury were the source of much employment in the area for both fathers and sons alike. They also played their part in the war, but not as a hub of military deployments.

In May 1915 the German spy Augusto Alfredo Roggen, a Uruguayan born in Montevideo, arrived at Tilbury on board...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473823102
• ISBN13: 9781473823105
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 176 Pages