A Hero Among Them: The Untold Story Of A True British War Hero

A HERO AMONG THEM, is a work of Historical Fiction inspired byreal-life soldier W.T. Colclough who was one of only 8 men to be awarded the Queen Victoria Scarf.

The story that follows four boyhood friends from their youth to the end of the Second Boer War asthey learn about themselves when they experience the harshness of war,loss of lives and build a deep-bond of friendship that lasts a lifetime.

Barely teenagers, William and his friends rebelled against their parents andthe British Devonshire Regiment to enlist in the British military before they reached the legal age requirement. Britain's wars would soon takehim to India, Egypt and then to South Africa where he was propelled into one of Britain's most brutal battles in history.

Depicting daily struggles and emotions through the eyes and diary entries of a fellowsoldier, all the while, inviting the reader into an otherwise closed off and inaccessible part of military history.William risesto the challenge with each battle demonstrating his raw courage andfearless defense of his country, Queen and fellow soldiers - withoutreservation, all the while coming to terms with youth, death andfriendship and how all are stolen under the perilous watch of war.

From his secretive enlistment, his near brushes with greats like the young Winston Churchill, and Mahatma Gandhi who was in the ambulance regiment. War and Military are the backdrop of this English coming of age tale that will weave the reader through thetumultuous years with the British in South Africa before he moved andsettled in Canada. Diary entries of a fellow soldier help the readerexperience the emotion and understated experiences that soldiers in waroften have a hard time expressing.

William's experiences withdeath on the battlefield, the trauma suffered by a close friend and thestruggles of another left behind, all help to form the hero that hisfellow soldiers, the British government and Queen Victoria wouldeventually honour under the suggestion of her grandson PrinceChristian-Victor.

During his service, he learns what it reallytakes to be a soldier and is rewarded by being one of only 8 men in theworld to receive the Queen's Scarf, hand-made by Queen Victoria, thatwould hold an honour to last generations.

A HERO AMONG THEM, isthe newest addition to Historical novels, and is a story that willresound with anyone who believes in the fight for democracy, for what is right and true for their fellow man. This literary award-winning lightnovel is the perfect short story series for everyone, from athleticsuperstars and math geniuses to loners and outcasts. A perfect novelfrom teens to young adults in Canada, Europe, United States andespecially the United Kingdom.

If you enjoy stories like AllQuiet On The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, The Book Thief byMarkus Zusak or Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of WorldWar Two by Joseph Bruchac and true biographical stories of war heroessuch as Sir Winston Churchill, you will want to add A HERO AMONG THEM by L.L. Abbott to your reading list.