The Welsh Guardsman Quotes

“Goodbye, dear Father,” she said. “I’m returning the Prussian Captain to you. I no longer need it. I have everything I need”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“You’ve been my companion since I was five years old,” she whispered through her tears. “When I was scared or un’appy, you were my friend, me connection with me father. Now I ‘ave a new champion, me real life soldier, who loves me even more than Edward did. I no longer need you, dear little Prussian Captain, so I’m giving ya back to my father.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“There was a small gathering of people occupying the first five rows singing Abide With Me. Only Mrs. Taylor knew who she was.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Edward had always been there. Even living apart, the umbilical cord was never between mother and daughter, but between father and daughter. Dorothy somehow had never imagined life with Edward gone. Even when it was years between meetings, he was her ever-present beloved Father.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Things never changed. The first thing after a shock or bad news was always a cup of tea. Hot and strong and sweet.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Always tip the people who will be taking care of you before, not after, they have been of service,” Francis had told him. Throughout his life Edward had lived by this one simple rule and had benefited beyond measure from it.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Cathy, was out of her depth, taking care of two children under the age of two and heavily pregnant with a third child. Dorothy shared what food she could with the needy family, often taking a bowl of mashed potatoes, or a few scones, next door. Cathy couldn’t keep the house clean and had no idea how to cook.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“The cockroaches from number nine would often cross the entry”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“The Japanese had not surrendered, although the allies had secured most of the occupied lands and islands in the Pacific. On August 6th the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, and on August 9th on Nagasaki, causing devastation beyond imagination. Japan surrendered on August 15th. The war that had cost so many lives was finally over.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“For the six years of hardship and worry. The silence lasted for several minutes after the speech had ended. People from every walk of life standing together remembering their own war stories, frozen for those few minutes in a time warp.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“The crowds were crazy. Thousands and thousands of people dancing, singing, waving flags, kissing anybody in a military uniform. When Mr. Churchill began his radio address in Trafalgar Square, the crowd stood in complete silence, hanging onto every word. This was the man who had got them through the war. The man who would never let them give up. The man who had promised them victory. Yet it had come at such a price. The people standing in the crowd had all made a sacrifice, and as they stood listening to the words”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Edward said. “To England. To our brave soldiers who have defeated the enemy. To victory.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“The news of Hitler’s suicide on April 30th flooded Britain like a giant sigh of relief.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Battle of the Bulge they called it, and it seemed there were days when the soldiers didn’t sleep or eat.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Then the fighting began again. Orders were received to push towards Nijmegen to secure the bridge. Days turned into weeks as the tanks fought their way further into German occupied territory,”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“They couldn’t thank the kind lady enough. She smiled and wept and thanked them for freeing her country”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Normandy was one giant battle field as the British pushed forward. Resistance from the German army was strong as they battled for the small towns of northern France.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“On September 1st, Fred’s tank was among the first to enter Belgium, leading a reconnaissance group down the narrow country lane into the first small town in Belgium.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“The 2nd Battalion of the Welsh Guards had the honour to be the first allied troops to enter Brussels. On September 3rd,”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Everywhere they went Fred was greeting by other servicemen as Taffy, the nick name for the Welsh Guards.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Something old. Something new. Something borrowed. Something blue.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“That was the bride’s “good luck” motto.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story