WWI book tells of the sacrifice made in Moray
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A BOOK has been published detailing the lives of many of the area's servicemen who died in World War I.
Moray's Sacrifice is the culmination of more than 10 years of research by Dyke-based author Jill Stewart.
Since August 2014, Jill has been contributing weekly articles to the Gazette's sister paper, the Northern Scot, about the conflict.
She said: "Over the past four years I've been contacted by people who have seen their grandfathers, uncles or great-grandfathers, great-uncles in the newspaper. Some were aware of exactly how and where their relatives had died in the war, but some were not.
"Quite often it's the first time they've ever seen a photo.
"It's obviously very gratifying when that happens.
"My book doesn't just detail the service records of the troops, where these were available, but also provides details of their family and residence in Moray. About 1800 servicemen from Moray, as well as two nurses and three munitions workers, died during the course of the conflict.
"The numbers are so huge it's hard to imagine how devastating it must have been."
* Read the full story in this week's Forres Gazette.
