The Lost Love of a Soldier
“Everyone helping in the house in which she worked stopped and looked at one another as the world fell silent apart from the groans of the men in the room. Her heart skipped a beat. Was it over? Had the Allied forces won? Was Paul alive? But she had no time for such thoughts – there were men here who needed help. Three hours later, word reached the city that the Allied forces had won, and a cry rang out in the streets, even from the wounded. Ellen’s heart filled with warmth and hope. Four hours ...later troops began marching back into the city, bringing still more wounded. Numerous times she rushed to the window to see if it was the 52nd as men were cheered and applauded. But by midday, when she had gone for a day and half without sleep, there had been no sign of Paul’s regiment. She’d asked some of the returning soldiers, but the numbers of men fighting were so many and no one she’d asked had seen or knew the fate of the 52nd Oxfordshire Regiment of Foot. “Mrs Harding, go and rest.”MoreLess
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