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A. Stanley (Arthur Stanley) Blicq
1895–1976
A chronicler of Guernsey’s wartime experience, this early 20th-century writer is remembered for preserving the story of the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry in vivid, firsthand-minded detail. His best-known book offers a local view of the First World War that still feels immediate and human.
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Norman Ten Hundred : A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry
by A. Stanley (Arthur Stanley) Blicq
About the author
Born in 1895, A. Stanley Blicq, also listed as Arthur Stanley Blicq, is chiefly known today for Norman Ten Hundred: A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry. Project Gutenberg and related library records identify him as the author of that work and give his lifespan as 1895–1976.
Published in Guernsey in 1920, Norman Ten Hundred records the service of the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry during the First World War. The book stands out for its close attention to the battalion’s experience and for preserving an important Channel Islands perspective on the war.
Little biographical information about him was readily confirmed in the sources I found, so he is best introduced through the work itself: a careful regimental history that has remained available through major digital library projects and continues to be valued by readers interested in Guernsey and World War I.