Family History Books

The Jollyman Letters is my family history project, a series of books based on a collection of antique family letters found in our attic.

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THE JOLLYMAN LETTERS: Trench Fever, Kite Balloons and 168 Cups of Tea

Herbert Jollyman was a jolly decent chap who started in the Army as a Home Service man and ended in the Royal Air Force in France. The book is based on a fascinating series of almost 200 letters written during the First World War from Herbert to his ‘darling little wife’ Hepsie, in Billericay, Essex.

With many interesting details of Herbert’s training in the Middlesex Regiment at Chatham, Kent, and his experiences behind the Western Front. A wonderfully English tale of love, war and gardening.