{"product_id":"billys-story-sarah-bachand-9781069869203","title":"Billy's Story: A Memoir of a Young Navy Seaman Aboard WWII Trawlers","description":"\u003cp\u003eI grew up only knowing that my great-uncle Billy died in World War II - his ship had been sunk. In my twenties, I was given a photo of him receiving a Distinguished Service Medal at Buckingham Palace. Years later, in my forties, I discovered that his mother, my great-grandmother Dolly, had written a twenty-seven-page manuscript about his wartime adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of my mother, who shared treasured memories and family details, and through Dolly's words, keepsakes, newspaper clippings, and online research with my sister, I began to piece together Billy's story - a young man from the Isle of Man who joined the Royal Navy Patrol Service at seventeen and died just days after his twenty-second birthday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat began as curiosity became a journey into my family's history - and into the emotional legacy the war left behind. By following one young sailor's path rather than focusing on dates and battles, we begin to understand, in a more human way, what so many soldiers endured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBilly: A Memoir of a Young Navy Seaman Aboard WWII Trawlers\u003c\/em\u003e is both a tribute and a rediscovery - a way to give voice to a life once silenced and to honor the love and resilience that carried through generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Bachand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1069869201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781069869203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Bachand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d","brand":"Sarah Bachand","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447119163647,"sku":"9781069869203","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7b930ed-e32a-4cc5-a71b-4b10e8cede08.jpg?v=1777228951","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/billys-story-sarah-bachand-9781069869203","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}