Story of Chirk's wartime heroes in print
A book telling the story of the men and women who went to war from the then village of Chirk has been launched.
The authors, local historians Graham Greasley and Deryn Poppit said they included those shot down over enemy territory and those who survived prisoner-of-war camps.
The launch of the book 'Chirk 1939 – 1945' took place at the town's Hand Hotel.
During the low key evening the two writers thanked Krononspan, Chirk Town Council and Gareth Evans who had assisted with contributions to the cost of producing the book.
Mike McKenna from Kronospan said: "The company is delighted to sponsor this special book which documents so impressively the contribution of the people of Chirk at a time of great need."
Councillor Brian Colley the Chairman of Chirk council also thanked the authors for the hard work they had put in to produce the book. Both were presented with complementary copies.
Mr Greasley said: "The book tells the story of those from the village - as it was at that time - that went off to war during the conflict. There are stories of a number of Chirk men that flew bombers over enemy territory with some being shot down along with first hand stories of Japanese and German POW’s. The book includes a number of women from the village that signed up for the services during the Second World War."
