Author: William McNaught. Published by William McNaught, 2016, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 9 x 6 inch, 213 pages.
VIMY, LETTERS FROM THE FRONT, by William McNaught, is a rare, and beautifully produced, independently published book, that celebrates the life of John Leslie Ball, a dear family member who did not return from WW1, and will never be forgotten.
John Leslie Ball, son, brother, uncle, boyfriend, left his farm in Central Ontario in the Fall of 1915, expecting to return in time for spring plowing. Instead he signed attestation papers and died on April 12, 1917 during the battle of Vimy Ridge. His family resisted the efforts by the Canadian Govvernment to transform his death into heroic act. Ninety years after his lost, John's descendants gathered to celebrate his life. This is his story.
